Using a Yogurt Maker as an Egg Incubator?

[JCDA]

Has anyone ever tried to use a yogurt maker as an incubator for their eggs? I was at a second hand thrift store and saw a bunch of these yogurt makers and had it as an idea. Just wondering if anyone ever tried it or what the more experienced hatchers out there think about this idea?

 

[HEChicken]

Hmmm...interesting idea. I had a yogurt maker many years ago and from memory of its size, it wouldn't fit too many eggs in it though.

 

[JCDA]

You are right about the size, but I think it could work for a classroom project or for people wanting to hatch a small number of button quail. I wasn't sure if I should buy it. I can't find any links on the internet of anyone trying it either.

 

[HEChicken]

Well, it would be an interesting eggsperiment if you're willing to try it! Since they are at a thrift store, why not pick one up, plug it in and see what kind of temps you can hold in it and go from there? If it doesn't work, you can always make yogurt....

 

[youngbiddy]

Yogurt makers are designed to maintain a temp of 115 F. I'm not sure how you would compensate for that.

 

[JCDA]

I'm not sure how to go about it, it would be my first time hatching eggs in 24 years. I have a button quail, who is laying right now and isn't broody, so I might give it a try after a trip to the thrift store and the pet store to grab a thermometer and a hygrometer.
Any suggestions to try to get it right would be appreciated.

 

[youngbiddy]

You'll definitely have to vent the excess heat, so you'll want to fire it up and test the temp. Maybe you'll get lucky and it'll run cool.

 

[mispollitos]

i was just loading mine and had to search if it were possible to use a yogurt maker? Did the op decide to try it?

 

[mistycolleen]

awe i want an update!? haha i was just brainstorming and about this very thing. i have one in my canning closet. did anyone try it? did it work? if it did, how did you vent the excess heat out? i hope someone can give me an update

 

[dunnmom]

I was wondering the same thing about mine. It's collecting dust because it made pretty terrible yogurt. I prefer a crockpot to make yogurt. Problem is, mine has an automatic shut off, and that would be a challenge to work with, even if I could get the temp. and humidity right. I think it maintained a temp. of around 95-97 degrees when I made the yogurt.