GQF sportsman vs Dickey incubators?

[WHISTLER]

hello im new here just wondering if anyone has noticed a big difference in the two different brands, besides the slight difference in price? i have a dickey now and was looking at adding another one to my inventory. thanks in advance for respones

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Dickey is better made with better wood. The work the same though.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I've had my Dickey about 2 or so weeks. Love it so far. Holds temp very nicely. I was going between the sportsman 1502 (the newer model made with plastic), but after everything i've read about the Dickeys I decided to go with one and do not regret it all all. Haven't heard anything but good things about it. I got the incubator with 3 trays and the hatching tray, also got the acrylic door. I didn't get the humidity bucket, since I dry incubate anyways. I also go the electronic thermostat. Ordered it saturday got it the following wednesday.

 

[WHISTLER]

sundown, are those the gqf trays that hold 45 eggs each or am i mistaken?, also did you have to cut them down at all because i was thinking of ordering them to increase my capacity

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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I got them when I ordered the incubator from Mr Dickey. Each metal tray holds 2 plastic egg trays (which hold 48 eggs a piece). So each metal tray holds up to 96 chicken eggs. Not sure what brand the plastic trays are.

 

[WHISTLER]

alright thank you thats what i wanted to know

 

[A.T. Hagan]

They're both good machines and pretty comparable to each other. I went with a Dickey myself, his 2x2 model and it's full at the moment.

 

[thunderwagn]

I have the exact setup as Sundown. I think I got mine just a few weeks before Sundown. I love it. Rock solid in my opinion. I do have the humidity bucket and use it. I don't really think you need it. I actually don't really need it either, but is convenient. I also pretty much dry hatch, so I keep my back vents wide open and it holds pretty steady around 35%. I used the bottom hatcher once, but actually have gotten to where I prefer transfering my eggs to my Brinsea for hatching. But the hatcher did work great!

 

[littlelady]

In your picture, it appears that you are hatching your eggs in the green trays. Is that indeed what you are doing. Do they hatch OK that way. I am new to this and have always taken the eggs out of the green trays and layed them down in the hatching tray.
Thanks

 

[darccheker]

I have a Dickey incubator that is well over 25 years old, with everything Original, and it still works great, LOL just to let you know how old it is, the price was $239.00