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post #21 of 25
8/7/11 at 4:37pm

If it's a still air, 102 is fine. For circulated air, 99.5 is ideal. I have had great hatches in both types of incubators so don't freak out smile

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post #22 of 25
8/9/11 at 12:41pm
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Originally Posted by al6517 
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Originally Posted by chicken delighted 

wee  thank you  thank you  for the in put .i was able to get a new LG free of charge , from the store i got it from . i ll just keep going with the eggs and hope for the best  nothing venture nothing gainned big_smile  ill give the fan thing an try .
          my husband being a manitance man has shall we say
                                                                                     Tim Allen's  visions of an home made incubator which i will let him go for it . welll se what he will come up with pop  so hear we go .  ill let you know what  happens on  august 22nd.  thumbsup and what he come up with   lol


You got another LG........... roll now you will have 2X's the issues. Hatch from this batch if you can and let the DH build you something worthy of eggs which IMO the LG is not. Please throw the LG's in the trash and get your sanity back. I am sorry for your issues but wouldn't encourage keeping the LG at any rate, sorry but they are wellllll........ Chinese made to put it lightly. Good luck.


Now hold on there I own a LG and my hatch rate has been great.Some like hovas some like brinseas.to each their own.I say if it works  HATCH EM.      woot

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post #23 of 25
8/10/11 at 7:37pm
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Originally Posted by blazensasha 
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Originally Posted by al6517 
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Originally Posted by chicken delighted 

wee  thank you  thank you  for the in put .i was able to get a new LG free of charge , from the store i got it from . i ll just keep going with the eggs and hope for the best  nothing venture nothing gainned big_smile  ill give the fan thing an try .
          my husband being a manitance man has shall we say
                                                                                     Tim Allen's  visions of an home made incubator which i will let him go for it . welll se what he will come up with pop  so hear we go .  ill let you know what  happens on  august 22nd.  thumbsup and what he come up with   lol


You got another LG........... roll now you will have 2X's the issues. Hatch from this batch if you can and let the DH build you something worthy of eggs which IMO the LG is not. Please throw the LG's in the trash and get your sanity back. I am sorry for your issues but wouldn't encourage keeping the LG at any rate, sorry but they are wellllll........ Chinese made to put it lightly. Good luck.


Now hold on there I own a LG and my hatch rate has been great.Some like hovas some like brinseas.to each their own.I say if it works  HATCH EM.      woot


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  well i have to say with the new bator the temp has stayed steady as some one said when it warmer out side it will spike but what we have found out is to run it a little cool then put blankets around it to bring up temp to desireable degree when it get to warm just peal away a little blanket and you still getting good  temps not to high or to low so at this point i have to say        celebrate      i think we got it  i hope!!!  lol


so new is in old is out and i hope these chicks hatch fl

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A wonderful husband, 3 kids married =7 grandchildern,3 jack russells ben,jake,bell,3cats, choo ,vinny and lighting 4goats harley,blackie,sissy and gordy,90+ chickens= all keeping us young.                A blessling from above is a wonderful family and friends
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post #24 of 25
8/10/11 at 7:40pm

Using an LG, may the hatching fairy bless you. I sold my new LG today and ordered a new Hovabator. I personally despise the LG. Some love it! Here's to a happy, healthy hatch!love

I live with my partner and our daughter in the foothills of NC. We LOVE our critters!
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post #25 of 25
8/10/11 at 8:40pm
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Originally Posted by quintinp 
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I am just rambling now, but I wonder..... if the fan doesn't make that big of a difference,... Could you replace the thermostat with a wafer thermostat? I know it would cost less to buy a hovabator in the first place, but for us who already have the Little Giant incubator could you add a wafer thermostat too it? I am going to look at my incubator for a second and see if it could be done.


Okay, I checked out my little giant and it looks like the wafer thermostat modification could be done very easy. I wanna try it so bad now. I am also wanting to put a fan in mine. I haven't used it in about a year, I checked it not too long ago and the heating worked.


I only advised you to do this, because I have an older model, and cant sell it for more than maybe 10 dollars, so I figure that if I replace the thermostat with a wafer thermostat, and a fan, than it would be as good as a hovabator. I Will have to wait to get a wafer thermostat, maybe if i could get 2 a piece for my chicks, than I could get 20 dollars, and come up with the rest doing some other job. I am anxious to try it.

In the beginning there was nothing. God said, Let there be light! And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better. Ellen DeGeneres   
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In the beginning there was nothing. God said, Let there be light! And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better. Ellen DeGeneres   
also//////// Y'all also need to check out my homemade cooler incubator, my homemade fridge-a-bator, and my cabinet incubator on my BYC page.

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/homemade-cabinet-incubator

http://www.backya...

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