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Little Giant Egg or HovaBator???

post #1 of 18
12/26/11 at 12:53pm
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I'm gonna do it, I am!!! I want to hatch out some chicks for me to have & to sell. Which incubator would be best? I'm leaning towards the HovaBator but both have good reviews. Since I value BYC'ers input, I thought I'd throw it out there to the masses. Whats your experience & who did you buy your incubator from?

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Do what you love & love what you do. Simplicity is the essence of happiness.
I have O.C.D...Obsessive Chicken Disorder!!!
My little piece of heaven is in the northeast..me & my DH, 1 DD, 1 DS, & owned by 18 chickens ~ 3 Wellies,  2 BO's, 2 GLW's, 2 EE's, 3 Barnies, 2 FBCM, 1 SS, 2 SF & 1 Aussie!  "Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"

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post #2 of 18
12/26/11 at 1:59pm

Forced air HovaBator with auto-egg turner. i never had luck with the LG, and alot of the people i know havnt had luck with them. some people do but they are a very contancurous bator. so if u are a first time hatcher and want a bator ur not going to have to watch 24/7 get the hova bator.

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I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing elts maters.
For those ten seconds or less.
I'm Free
 

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post #3 of 18
12/26/11 at 2:27pm
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Thanks, I am a first time hatcher.....lol that sounds funny!

Do what you love & love what you do. Simplicity is the essence of happiness.
I have O.C.D...Obsessive Chicken Disorder!!!
My little piece of heaven is in the northeast..me & my DH, 1 DD, 1 DS, & owned by 18 chickens ~ 3 Wellies,  2 BO's, 2 GLW's, 2 EE's, 3 Barnies, 2 FBCM, 1 SS, 2 SF & 1 Aussie!  "Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"

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Do what you love & love what you do. Simplicity is the essence of happiness.
I have O.C.D...Obsessive Chicken Disorder!!!
My little piece of heaven is in the northeast..me & my DH, 1 DD, 1 DS, & owned by 18 chickens ~ 3 Wellies,  2 BO's, 2 GLW's, 2 EE's, 3 Barnies, 2 FBCM, 1 SS, 2 SF & 1 Aussie!  "Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"

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post #4 of 18
12/26/11 at 4:47pm

Yeah, some people have great hatches with the LGs but they're well known to be tricky to get the hang of and a bit temperamental when it comes to keeping the temperature steady. If you don't want to have to spend ages learning how to tweak your bator to get the best out of it, go with the Hovabator. I think most people would agree they're a lot less stressful for newbies to deal with.

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Breeder of Marsh Daisies; keeper of a pick-n-mix laying flock of Leghorns, Marans, ISA Browns, Black Rocks, Daisy culls and various Mystery Muttleys. The dogs in my avatar pic are fat Sam, the assumed cross of a greedy black Lab and a sneaky Collie, and grumpy Meg, the smallest and narkiest Jack Russell for 50 miles in any direction.
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post #5 of 18
12/26/11 at 4:48pm
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Get the Genesis 1588 Hovabator.  You won't be disappointed.   You just have to monitor the water and put a tube in so you can add it easily.

Keeper of 26 hens,  4 PW Leghorns, 1 leghorn mix, 1 FBCMarans, 1 Australorp, 1 Buff Orpington, 2 Mama Olive Eggers w/ 15 chicks each, 1 EE, a Barred Rock, a RIR, a CQ, 1 Delaware, 1 Black Star, a Splash Ameraucana, 3 W/BW Ameraucana pullets, 5 polish, 2 Welsummers and 41 juvies of various breeds. YIKES!  Time to SELL some chickens!

 

 

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Keeper of 26 hens,  4 PW Leghorns, 1 leghorn mix, 1 FBCMarans, 1 Australorp, 1 Buff Orpington, 2 Mama Olive Eggers w/ 15 chicks each, 1 EE, a Barred Rock, a RIR, a CQ, 1 Delaware, 1 Black Star, a Splash Ameraucana, 3 W/BW Ameraucana pullets, 5 polish, 2 Welsummers and 41 juvies of various breeds. YIKES!  Time to SELL some chickens!

 

 

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post #6 of 18
12/26/11 at 5:01pm

I use an LG and it works pretty good for me, the thing is that the LG styrofoam is a little bit thinner than hovabator, so the temp can go down because of the lack of better insulation, the trick is to keep it ina warm place about 70-80 degrees and you'l be ok. heres a link to a vid I found on youtuba that explains more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7zMOejlOhM the video kind of favors the hovabator more, Even though I like the LG

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Chickens are very addicting droolin.gif , everyone here is a chicken addict yippiechickie.gif, people may look at you weird when you tell them, but its way better to be addicted to chickens then all the other stuff out there.............

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post #7 of 18
12/26/11 at 5:17pm

I have both Hova-Bators and LG. I personally prefer my LG but have worked out the idiosyncrasies with it. If the room temperature is kind of low I throw a towel over it to help keep the temp stable and use a wireless thermostat to check the temp. If you do go with an LG, here is a thread with a lot of good tips and tricks for them.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=7906024#p7906024

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HEY LOOK!!! ---> UPCOMING FLORIDA Swaps/Sales/Shows/Events

---> Florida Fair Schedule 2012/2013 and "Where am I? Where are you?" FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

Member of the American Poultry Association &

Central Florida Poultry Breeders Association. NPIP Certified Participant

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post #8 of 18
12/26/11 at 5:20pm

Hova!

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There is no justification for the slaughter of innocent children in the name of "Women's rights."

'Quid est veritas?' - Pilate
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post #9 of 18
12/26/11 at 5:43pm

Hova-bator!

Wife, Mom to 2 daughters, MeeMaw to 3 beautiful grandkids, and Mommy to 3 standard poodles, an African grey parrot, 22 hens, two roosters and 70+ chicks.   ...  RIR's, NH's, Delawares and now am raising 19 purebred Buff Orp chicks! 

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Wife, Mom to 2 daughters, MeeMaw to 3 beautiful grandkids, and Mommy to 3 standard poodles, an African grey parrot, 22 hens, two roosters and 70+ chicks.   ...  RIR's, NH's, Delawares and now am raising 19 purebred Buff Orp chicks! 

"Well-behaved women rarely make history."

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post #10 of 18
12/26/11 at 7:34pm

Yeah, the hovabator is taller, updated looking, and uses a wafer thermostat, (most do) which is better than the little giant thermostat. Craigslist or Ebay would be your best options for getting it, and I recommend hand turning. But the egg turner is nice too. I would also get a PC fan and put it in there for circulation.

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

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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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