What do you use to hatch your chicks? - Page 2

No - You could hatch anything upto 24 bantam eggs.. at one time.. so you could hatch half a dozen +++ at any one time, we tend to fill ours (which takes 24 bantam eggs) when we use it though.

You could put just one egg in it, if you wanted. I second the vote for the R-Com, HOWEVER, my first incubator was/is this:

http://www.pandtpoultry.co.uk/index.php/fuseaction/shop.product/categoryid/84/productid/1456

And it works absolutely fine. You put water in the centre ring for the first 18 days, then fill the whole bottom and I add a wet rag to the mesh the eggs are on. There's a hole in the top I use for pouring water in during lockdown. Plus, cos it's plastic, you can rig up a webcam, so your family can watch, like this:

http://timeout.camstreams.com/

I have two of these brooders:

http://www.pandtpoultry.co.uk/index.php/fuseaction/shop.product/categoryid/3/productid/1389

I've never tried another, so can't really comment. The legs always feel ricketty, but they're not really.

I also use a large cardboard box for brooding. I put a second piece of cardboard in the base, because they shred it with their claws. I keep them in the house until I get fed up with the down dust everywhere

I've currently got 28 hatched chicks and another 53 eggs in the incubators, I imagine they'll be moving out of the house tomorrow!

If your chooks are showing no signs, but have been in the same coop, I would suggest you dispose of them straight away, Some are carriers and dont show any symptoms, but you will then, never be clear of it - I know it must be hard but if you start over and completley from scratch atleast then you have a better chance. You will end up with a good bator with either of the 2 i should imagine - Wish you all the best on the chook front. ive never Had Mycoplasma in my flock, hope never to have to deal with it . Sad to hear about you're chooks.

Regards, Anna