Redwood Incubator - Leahy Favorite ARTICLE with Pic - Page 8

I need some help i want details of this, here r pictures of a incubator or hatcher that i want to buy, but i don't know brand or if its worth having for $200.00. So help me out. Thanks

Looks custom built . Unusual design . I would make sure it heats evenly before I would pay 200.00

I also believe that this is either custom or home-made. GQF incubators are basically made with the same materials. This unit looks like it would have been used as a hatcher for quail or other bird with small eggs according to the spacing of the trays. I believe it to be a hatcher because it doesn't have a turning sysyem like an incubator would have.  It would be a manual turn system and I don't believe that someone would build it with that design with that many trays. It would be alot of work to manually turn all of those eggs three times a day.
It does look to be well built though and could be used for an incubator if you really wanted to do the labor of manually turning your eggs. Trays could also be removed for larger eggs if need be. My only concern with this unit is air flow. My personal experience tells me that there are too many trays for proper air flow on the eggs. They are spaced too close together for all of the eggs to get the proper heat and humidity required for incubation.

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For sale: Lehy Wooden Incubator  will be for sale and on display at the Poultry Show in Pensacola Florida March 31st. I have decided to scale down on my hatching of water fowl and no longer need it. I have had it for five years and it works like a charm. Lehy made these about 30 years ago under their name as well as Sears and Roebuck and Montgomery Wards. The secret to this highly successful hatching incubator is the Red Wood boards which breath and maintain humidity to such a great degree and that is why top call duck waterfowl breeders love to use them. For general poultry it can't be beat. The eggs are hand turned so no automatic turners in these models.  If you had this incubator made today it would cost at least $1,500. in today's money. I am asking $375 first come first serve. No shipping as it is too much trouble and very costly by freight truck to ship. Contact Robert Blosl at katz@gulftel.com or call me at 251-945-5990

http://www.panhandlepoultryclub.webs.com/

do you still have this leahy. i live in mobile. so not to far

yes i live in silver hill its a great   box bob

 I have just discovered a 150c model, its only one drawer and very dusty but in good shape   and i would love to sell it.

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I am in the process of over haling my old Lehy Incubator and bringing it to the New nan Georgia Show this February to sell it. I no longer have Call Ducks so I don't need it.

If any one is interested in this great cabinet. Let me know. Bob Blosl Fair hope, Alabama

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Originally Posted by HappyHatch'en 

I have been doing extensive research on the Leahy Manufacturing Company and an article will be coming out shortly. Here are the model numbers they manufactured. Company went out of business in 1983 after 100 Years.

No. 65 Oil or Elect 1 tray 62 chicken eggs  19"x17"x10"
No. 150 O/Elect 1 tray 144 chicken eggs    39"x30"x22"
No. 300 O/Elect 2 tray 280 chicken eggs    37"x30"x40"
No. 450 O/Elect 3 tray 420 Chicken eggs   57"x30"x40"

Cabinet Style Incubators/Hatchers
No. 20 - 355 Watt  10" Fan 4 Trays 600 Chick Eggs   22"x29"x47"
No. 30 - 517 Watt  10" Fan 6 Trays 600 Chick Eggs   28"x55"x42"
No. 40 - 707 Watt  12" Fan 8 Trays 1200 "       "        28"x65"x55"
No. 80 - 1067  "   (2)12" Fans 16 Trays 2400 Eggs    50"x64"x55" 
No.416 - 226 Watt  8" Fan 4 Tray 416 Chick Eggs     22"x39"x37"
No.624 - 355 Watt  8" Fan 6 Tray 624 Chick Eggs     22"x46"x37"
No. 1200 - 517 Watt  10" Fan 8 Tray 1200 Eggs       22"x56"x48"

Anyone out there who might have questions regarding these products and/or company, I would be glad to answer them, however I might be a bit slow responding.
My Model 1200

I just bought one and would like info for getting spar Parts I may never need but just in case is there a way ?

I have an incubator i think is a leahy but it has 12 trays and 2 empty slots at the bottom i thought was for hatching trays . The man got from said it was a # 173 2100 egg but i cant find it online.    Any ideas ?