Simple low profile mini incubator upgrade attempt

[Hysteria]

Greetings guys,
I'm trying to prepare for the crucial lockdown days period.
I drilled two holes and inserted two soft plastic pipes attempting to achieve not to open the incubator lid but to add water safely/smoothly.
The problem is, when the lid is closed, because it's coloration can't see the water level, what's a grave issue, because if I foolishly add too much water and spills over the reservoir it will soak the electric board ans the fan, burning down the whole thing.
Without the lid ( when I'm moving the eggs, ) adding water is easy .
Trying to rehearse, but perhaps instead of futile rehearsals " blindly " I'm wondering how could I further automate the water level ( how awesome that would be).
Hope The Lord will give me wisdom on this.

Added an other picture from a different device on AliExpress; need somehow to improvise that pet bottle holder/water feeder.

I will update the further developments.
Thank you!

 

[yttac16]

Would you be able to see the water level if you added a few dropped of food dye?

 

[Hysteria]

Thank you, it's a good idea hmmm.
This mini hather is designed so poorly, that even if I could see the inserted liquid, can't see reservoir upper limit line, for it's same white plastic everywhere around.
I should draw myself that line .
With the lid on the view is kinda foggy.

 

[Hysteria]

Update:

I'm doing experiments with inverted water, leveling the water way; it's not easy.

"According to the laws of pressure ---- the pressure at the water level must be same everywhere --- whether it's inside the water bottle or outside. And that must be equal to the atmospheric pressure. Therefore the pressure of the water column + air column inside the inverted bottle must be equal to the atmospheric pressure.

( quoted from https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/88669/physics-of-the-inverted-bottle-dispenser)


For plan B, I've ordered a fully automatic ( 9 chicken eggs capacity )model as well.
If the shipping will go as planned it may arrive before lockdown day.

If will not arrive I'll go the hard manual way.

 

[robbz23]

@Hysteria Did you get one of these green incubators? I am looking at buying one myself because it is about 1/3 the cost of incubators that I can source locally here. I was just wondering if you have any experience with it.

 

[Hysteria]

Yes, and used as well. The good feature is constant water supply; from lockdown day no need to open the hatcher just enjoy the births.
Con: a bit loud; can’t be kept in bedroom;
Changed the sexes of the chicken breed; what do I mean? Well: I used local Japanese breed “ gotou 33” red hens and white roosters. Well in this incubator the red chicken were all roosters, and the white was born hen. Amazing egg layer, sometimes 2 eggs per day and sometimes crow like a rooster.