➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[R2elk]

My hatching addiction/desire is serious... thought I wanted an IncuView for the ease of cleaning (since it’s plastic) and the clear plastic top all around for the best view of the hatch but now I kind of want to get the Hovabator Genesis 1588 (which is the other one I was considering) just because it holds a lot more eggs and I want to hatch as many quail as possible... But I should probably start smaller anyway...

When buying a first incubator always buy the best one you can afford. Hatching becomes an addiction. I bought a cabinet incubator for my first incubator and have never regretted it. Many people start out with the cheapest and smallest incubator they can find. They are constantly frustrated and keep throwing more money away as they toss the cheap junk incubators and slowly buy slightly better ones.

 

[Kiki]

 

[Kiki]

I love how Puck is showing you where to go. He wants to play! Help him.

 

[sdm111]

Don't buy Styrofoam

 

[ShrekDawg]

When buying a first incubator always buy the best one you can afford. Hatching becomes an addiction. I bought a cabinet incubator for my first incubator and have never regretted it. Many people start out with the cheapest and smallest incubator they can find. They are constantly frustrated and keep throwing more money away as they toss the cheap junk incubators and slowly buy slightly better ones.

Thanks, I think you are right! From what I have read, these are both good quality incubators and I think either one would work well for me but the incuview is definitely smaller and holds less eggs despite being the same price so to me it kind of makes more sense to go with the 1588 but then I really love the ease of cleaning and viewing of a plastic incubator over styrofoam and a clear plastic top. But then GQF has been around longer I think and their incubators are very trustworthy so maybe I should just go with the 1588... idk. I just really hate the styrofoam aspect though. Seems like it would be hard to clean and stinky and I would also need to buy a turner separately whereas the IncuView already has one built in so that actually makes it slightly cheaper but of course it holds less eggs. I definitely want the best one I can get which is why I have decided against still air or the cheap junky ones from Tractor Supply but I don’t think I can quite afford a cabinet incubator or really have a use for one. Idk. But I definitely understand the aspect of buying a bigger and better quality one as I can afford rather than a small cheapy one but in regards to my statement at the end of my post regarding how I should probably start smaller, I was actually referring to the number of quail, like that I should start with less anyway. Sorry, I should have specified. But anyway, I should probably not start with too many quail so maybe the smaller egg capacity will not be an issue. Idk. I think it holds 27 chicken eggs and 49 quail as opposed to I think 42 chicken and 70 something quail with turners, 120 without.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Don't buy Styrofoam

Thank you. That was my thoughts as well, seems like it would be a lot harder to clean and sanitize and possibly not last as long, but then the IncuView only holds 49 quail eggs and 27 chicken eggs as opposed to 70 something quail eggs and 42 chicken with turner and 120 quail without turner (unsure on the chicken numbers without turners) so I was kind of thinking maybe I should go with the bigger capacity especially where GQF/Hovabator have such a good reputation but I am not sure if the styrofoam is worth the little bit extra capacity. I don’t really think it is. Seems like it’s more hassle than it’s worth.

 

[sdm111]

I don't know about a good reputation. Just cause they been around a long time don't mean they're good. I think good reviews come from people that aren't really familiar with different brands. Most backyard chicken people aren't gonna spend 500.00 on a brinsea and just want something to mess around with without going to expensive and thats where the Styrofoam incubators come in

 

[Cathy123]

Found white chicken near Barringtons Bridge if lost tell me

 

[BantyChooks]

I don't know about a good reputation. Just cause they been around a long time don't mean they're good. I think good reviews come from people that aren't really familiar with different brands. Most backyard chicken people aren't gonna spend 500.00 on a brinsea and just want something to mess around with without going to expensive and thats where the Styrofoam incubators come in

I've got a DIY one that I'll put up against any Brinsea of similar size. Median hatch rate last year was 100%. To be fair, I'm also not hatching hundreds of eggs.
I had a styro for a bit. Got it for free. I had decent sucess with it after I figured it out, but it was very, very hands on. I probably would have had an easier time with a desk lamp and a cooler.

 

[Molpet]

Thank you. That was my thoughts as well, seems like it would be a lot harder to clean and sanitize and possibly not last as long, but then the IncuView only holds 49 quail eggs and 27 chicken eggs as opposed to 70 something quail eggs and 42 chicken with turner and 120 quail without turner (unsure on the chicken numbers without turners) so I was kind of thinking maybe I should go with the bigger capacity especially where GQF/Hovabator have such a good reputation but I am not sure if the styrofoam is worth the little bit extra capacity. I don’t really think it is. Seems like it’s more hassle than it’s worth.

umm how big of a brooder are you building? I would get the place for the brooder figured out and build the brooder before getting an incubator... I was lucky I had an old 2x4 stock tank and a spot in the basement... it gets crowded and I have to use cardboard boxes for the overflow and I have an incuview