7th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2016 Hatch-A-Long

[Lozuufy]

Do you mean the Lyon incubator or the R-com? Both are pretty good. It's the first time I've used this old Lyon. You can't turn the eggs as gently as the R-com. And taking the humidity down would be similar to getting it down in a styro-bator. It keeps a very steady temp though. R-com is very quiet. Lyon isn't very noisy either.

I was thinking of getting a Lyon, but now the R-com sounds better, thanks!

 

[TJChickens]

I was thinking of getting a Lyon, but now the R-com sounds better, thanks!

Having digitally controlled humidity is spoiling me for sure! I do double check the temp with a spot check though. But once set, everything is automatic!

However, if anything goes wrong with the Lyon, you can get parts easily. I think with the R-com it may be more difficult to get fixed.....

 

[Lozuufy]

Where did you get your R-com? On amazon they are like $350 and on the R-com site they are on sale for $250. I'm thinking of getting one from there.

 

[TJChickens]

Where did you get your R-com? On amazon they are like $350 and on the R-com site they are on sale for $250. I'm thinking of getting one from there.

I got it from an R-com distributor on Ebay.

 

[Lozuufy]

OK, thanks!

 

[rj122]

I Never thought about just candling from the top.... nice!

















Here are some pictures from yesterday! All my surviving eggies.

 

[CGilbert]

My eggs are on day 14 today (put htem in a week early so that they wouldn't be too old to develop).  They were doing great, and then my incubator went gazoo and was up to 111 degrees!!!!!!!!!  Opened the top and double checked all of the settings-got it cooled down (my x10 controller was unplugged so the computer wasn't controlling it anymore .)  I suddenly became grateful I had put 4 eggs under my broody hen last week...at least SOMETHING should hatch.  Haven't given up on the incubator yet-will candle again on day 18 and see if I see movement. Boo on fluctuating temperatures!

I had a power outage during the summer and put my incubator outside, since we were supposed to get to 90° that day... The incubator turned into a greenhouse and got up past the max on my mercury reader (120°+). I still hatched 5 out of 11. 4/5 were male...they survive higher temps in incubation better.

 

[ronott1]

I was thinking of getting a Lyon, but now the R-com sounds better, thanks!

Brinsea sells an ova easy II cabinet that holds 100 eggs.

http://www.brinsea.com/p-551-ova-easy-100-advance-series-ii-cabinet-incubator.aspx

 

[Lozuufy]

Brinsea sells an ova easy II cabinet that holds 100 eggs.

http://www.brinsea.com/p-551-ova-easy-100-advance-series-ii-cabinet-incubator.aspx

I should NOT get that... LOL I would hatch out too many eggs

I did just order this though, http://www.ebay.com/itm/272001137528 in the last 5 minutes.

 

[ronott1]

I should NOT get that... LOL I would hatch out too many eggs

I did just order this though, http://www.ebay.com/itm/272001137528 in the last 5 minutes.

Nice!