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Ok, if you don't include the cost of shipping, which really wasn't terrible anyway, you can get your bator on E-Bay which is where I bought my second one. I bought mine WITH turner BRAND NEW for about $62. Usually the bator itself costs around $70 and the turner another $40, PLUS shipping, so I got a fantastic deal. I just checked on E-Bay and the seller I got mine through doesn't seem to have any with the turner for sale right now, but if you basically stalk E-Bay, lol, you will eventually see one come up. I would go with one of the E-Bay stores for a bator personally, that's what I did. They ship fast, and it gets to you quickly, and usually with a warranty or guarantee of some sort. If you or your husband are handy with electrical wiring then you could always install the fan into a still air bator as the fans are often sold separately. All I see at the moment on E-Bay is a slightly used Little Giant bator. I use the Hovabator 1602N model. I have 2 of them and on 2 of my last 3 hatches I got a 73% hatch rate on SHIPPED eggs. My last one I had about a 30% hatch rate, but if you listen to people here on BYC they will tell you that even that is a good rate on shipped eggs. What I also got was a digital thermostat/hygrometer for each of my bators and I got those on E-Bay too. I personally believe that they are a big factor as to why I've had good hatch rates. The little thermostat that come with the bators are hard to read and easy to break. I'll keep an eye out on bators for you. I'm considering selling my bators, with turners, but not until next year, and only because I want a bigger bator, lol. Right now I can only incubate I think it's 82 eggs tops with the turners in. (I need a bigger bator like I need a hole in my head!)
Ok, if you don't include the cost of shipping, which really wasn't terrible anyway, you can get your bator on E-Bay which is where I bought my second one. I bought mine WITH turner BRAND NEW for about $62. Usually the bator itself costs around $70 and the turner another $40, PLUS shipping, so I got a fantastic deal. I just checked on E-Bay and the seller I got mine through doesn't seem to have any with the turner for sale right now, but if you basically stalk E-Bay, lol, you will eventually see one come up. I would go with one of the E-Bay stores for a bator personally, that's what I did. They ship fast, and it gets to you quickly, and usually with a warranty or guarantee of some sort. If you or your husband are handy with electrical wiring then you could always install the fan into a still air bator as the fans are often sold separately. All I see at the moment on E-Bay is a slightly used Little Giant bator. I use the Hovabator 1602N model. I have 2 of them and on 2 of my last 3 hatches I got a 73% hatch rate on SHIPPED eggs. My last one I had about a 30% hatch rate, but if you listen to people here on BYC they will tell you that even that is a good rate on shipped eggs. What I also got was a digital thermostat/hygrometer for each of my bators and I got those on E-Bay too. I personally believe that they are a big factor as to why I've had good hatch rates. The little thermostat that come with the bators are hard to read and easy to break. I'll keep an eye out on bators for you. I'm considering selling my bators, with turners, but not until next year, and only because I want a bigger bator, lol. Right now I can only incubate I think it's 82 eggs tops with the turners in. (I need a bigger bator like I need a hole in my head!)
