Thunder, thanks for the update. I like the big window too.
Jbher, I have an RCOM eco 20 for sale in classifieds. It will give you another choice, LOL
Jbher, I have an RCOM eco 20 for sale in classifieds. It will give you another choice, LOL
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I have the Eco 20 & I LOVE it!! Just don't like hatching in it because the fluff gets up into the fan & is difficult to clean. I was considering this incubator for a long time, just couldn't find any reviews. The only review I did find was poor because they received the unit broken.I am very much looking forward to your full review and would love any and all pics you can take! I am trying to decide between this incubator and the Brinsea 20 Eco. I have never hatched before and have eggs coming for the Easter Hatch a long so I really need to decide quick which one to buy. I am home during the day so I am able to [obsessively] monitor conditions. Oh, in your pictures can you include a picture of how you add water without opening? I thought I remembered you mentioning that. And 8 out of 9 is a great hatch!!! Especially since the 9th did try to hatch but what happened was not anyone's fault - just a fluke. Had you been home, how would you have reduced the humidity as that 9th was hatching? Maybe that's an obvious answer but since I've never hatched I'm just curious as to what you would have done to remedy it or help.
Stargazing is a result of a vitamin deficiency. There is a link here wit some good info. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/468638/wry-neck-same-as-stargazingThank you for all the information!What!s stargazing?
I incubate shipped eggs all the time. I used to let them sit as recommended, but that doesn't always work as far as reattaching the air cells. What I do now is set right away after I candle for cracks & broken air cells. I'll mark the rolling air cell eggs & set them anyway because they can still hatch. I always stand my eggs upright (on pointy end) because I can fit more in that way. I just don't turn the incubator for a day or two. The way I see it is they are already compromised from the shipping process. Why let them sit on the counter and get older as well? Once I started setting right away, my hatch rate increased. I also wash & sanitize my eggs & that improved my hatch rate as well. Last hatch was 79% from shipped! I've had as high as 85% from shipped, but only from backyard mixes, not pure breeds.Oh one more question - do the eggs stay laying down the whole time in this incubator and just roll side to side? If so - how does that possibly effect shipped eggs that may have air cell issues? I was planning to let my shipped eggs "sit" for 24hrs and then I've read some say to not turn them the first few days also... thoughts on how that may work with this bator?
So thunder, how soon will you fill 'er back up? I will be getting my eggs around March 27th (for the Easter hatch-a-long).... I will be putting 27 in there!
I incubate shipped eggs all the time. I used to let them sit as recommended, but that doesn't always work as far as reattaching the air cells. What I do now is set right away after I candle for cracks & broken air cells. I'll mark the rolling air cell eggs & set them anyway because they can still hatch. I always stand my eggs upright (on pointy end) because I can fit more in that way. I just don't turn the incubator for a day or two. The way I see it is they are already compromised from the shipping process. Why let them sit on the counter and get older as well? Once I started setting right away, my hatch rate increased. I also wash & sanitize my eggs & that improved my hatch rate as well. Last hatch was 79% from shipped! I've had as high as 85% from shipped, but only from backyard mixes, not pure breeds.
As soon as I have enough to fill it!