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Whats the best and cheapest incubator to hatch pheasant eggs?
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That is a good idea,but the fan that are made for those incubators have a regulator that holds the temps at 99.5 degrees.The problem with styrofoam bators are the temp inside changes with the room temp unless you have the right fan in it.I never had any luck hatching pheasants in a styrofoam bator.My best hatching bator has been the R-com.I have tried GQF with okay results,Dickey with a little better results,but the R-com has been the best so far.I have raised pheasants for over 30 years now and have only used the R-com for 3 years,so they get my vote.They are pricey,but well worth the money if you intend to hatch successfully.
In N.H.,Tony.
Which R com model are you using? I had an R com 20 pro that I really liked for its temperature and humidity control but I had issues with how it turned the eggs. Whether I used the egg trays, slats, or rollers it often would leave an egg or two egg pointy end up after turning. I think a lot of this has to do with the pointy shape of many game bird eggs. I didn't have this problem with rounder eggs i.e. chicken. I also had issues with the eggs properly fitting the egg trays that R com provides with the pro model. Seems my eggs were either too small or too large. If the egg doesn't fit the hole properly it won't turn, it just slides.
I have the R-com 20 standard.I don't use the egg trays ,I use the slats.The birds turn their eggs in the nest and sometimes the points are up so I don't think it is a big issue as they are turned often.
Did they send you the slats with the tray also?I would use the slats as you can adjust them to the egg size.
In N.H.,Tony.