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I just can’t imagine investing money in an incubator and then not using it. Brinseas are not cheap! What if it’s a lemon or there is something that needs to be replaced right out of the box? At the very least, you should make sure it works properly while it’s still in its guarantee period. But...

I’ve had mine for four years now. It’s so easy to clean! I don’t think I would ever want to have to clean hatching debris out of a foam incubator. As I was cleaning it last night and getting it ready for this week’s lockdown, I was appreciating how well it has run for me all this time. I would...

And I was just about to Google “unicorn chickens”! :gig So it’s the Seramas she’s been pining for? I agree with what people have posted about shipped eggs. I haven’t had good luck with the ones I’ve ordered. Part of it, I think, depends on your local post office or your nearest main...

I think it’s commonplace for incubators to need their setting adjusted. And for their built-in thermometers to be a little off. That’s why so many people stress the importance of having an independent trusted thermometer and hygometer. I have 3 incubators and they all work great. But I have...

I agree 100%! All the trouble will be for nothing if you don’t keep accurate records! I agree with Aart. Incubator Warehouse has awesome customer service. At the very least, you should email them explaining your issues, and they will help you resolve them. This reminds me of the issue I had...

I usually wait until the entire hatch is over before pulling out and banding. That’s usually the fun day, because I set up a “photo booth” and take pictures for Craigslist, or for my own records. Sometimes if a single chick hatch and dries before there are any other pips, I will fish that one...

No, not feet or toes. Beaks get snagged a lot, but I’ve been happy to note that they always manage to pull their beaks back in. :D I’ve tried a lot of different “pedigree” methods, and this one may just be my keeper method. The bags come super long, so I cut them to the size I want and use a...

Oh, and what good is an incubator thread without pictures!

The main thing is if the incubator holds the same temperature consistently. Adjust the setting on the Incuview until your known-to-be-accurate thermometer reads 99.5. If it holds that consistently, then you’re good. One thing I have noticed with mine, is that the temperature on the floor of the...

My 1588 has the yellow rails. My Incuview has the rolling side to side. I've been happy with both kinds. Rails is nice, but I worry about the turkey eggs barely fitting, and since I don't have quail rails, when I hatched quail, I did them in the Incuview the whole time. Yeah, they got turned...

This is exactly what I do. Incubate in the 1588, adding new eggs every week, and moving them to the Incuview for lockdown.

Mama heating pads are the best! :thumbsup

I did, thanks! So far I'm pretty happy with these bags. Update: Every single egg hatched!! :wee There were two holdouts (out of 21 eggs)when I got up this morning, so I took out the bags of chicks and the free ones, leg-ringed them all to keep track of parentage, and then put them ALL back...

The "DEAD" turkey hatched! And it's a Sweetgrass!! I feel a little bit bad for one of the chicks inside a mesh bag. The un-bagged babies climbed on top of the bag and pinned it into a corner. It can't move. Good thing the bag is mesh, so it can breathe! I wonder if it would be better when...

A while back I posted about some mesh bags I had ordered to use for pedigree bags. I was going to come back and say what I thought of them. I've only used one bag, one time. It did the job. And came out through the wash fine too. The one negative I found was that it really restricted my view of...

There was one time when the air in our house was dry, and I couldn't get the incuview humidity to stay up. I did run a small humidifier in that room, and that solved the problem. My theory is that if the air in the room is excessively dry, then it's going to suck moisture out of your incubator...

You are the second person I've heard this from lately. My turkeys go into lockdown tonight. I think I will test this out by making them touch. Oh, I never followed up on last week's hatch. Of my one turkey and 5 chicken eggs, I got 4 chickens. (About 66% hatch rate.) The turkey was an early...

Aart, I answered inside the quotes, but it's hard to pick out my writing from yours cuz it's all italics. Not sure how to change text color on my phone, but I did just manage to change font, so I will try doing that. It's not the best thing overall, but it was cheap, and works for small...

Just put 1 turkey and 5 chicken eggs in lockdown. I wanted to show the basket I use to separate eggs. It takes up a lot of real estate, so I only use this one when I don't have very many eggs to hatch. I got it at Goodwill. It's for washing baby things in the dishwasher. I had to take...

That's awesome!! :jumpy:jumpy:jumpy:clap:woot