Advice on incubator

[Sillystunt]

I just want a small incubator and i saw this on ebay. Anyone have any input on this machine? It only does 3 eggs which is perfect for me....or should i just use a crick pot on warm...lol

http://cgi.ebay.com/110V-INCUBATOR-...34.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=|301:1|293:1|294:30

 

[Kennyog]

Buy it.Those things have been in use for years and work just fine.Have fun!

 

[Sillystunt]

yeah, it seems perfect!! All the other ones i see do like 24-50 and my my my that's toooo many chicks. They have one with 3 eggs for 36 plus free shipping or just alone 20.000 plus 5 to ship.

I emailed about type of chicks....not sure if people on here will ship 3 eggs...lol

thanks

 

[Kennyog]

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There are alot of good helpful folks on here.I have no doubt someone will ship you three eggs.

 

[Sillystunt]

These are the best peeps !!! I am sure they will...just seems such a little order...lol
Now what type....i have 2 RIR, 1 barred rock and one ??? lol

 

[Smoky73]

Those are absolutely no good. Go with something that works, or at least buy yourself a styrafoam one.

 

[greathorse]

I am not sure where you will be getting your eggs, but lets assume you are getting some shipped to you. If you get three eggs shipped to you the shipping will cost way more than the eggs. secondly if you get shipped eggs if you get one to hatch you will have phenomanal success. Now you have one chick. One chick is not an ideal situation, so now you order 3 more eggs and two weeks to get here 3 weeks to hatch praying at least one hatches. You get the drift? Not sure about the wisdom of hatching three eggs at a time.

I dont know about the incubator one way or another, but I can tell you that limiting yourself to three eggs is likely not going to work out for you.

My opinion only.

 

[LiL John]

You may want to see if you can find a deal on a larger one. Reason is...if you only get 2-3 to hatch, alot of times even after a week or 3, you get some that die. Also it may be good to have a few more of them for warmth. TSC have a little giant for like 40$ that holds 40 or so. some of the poultry websites have free shipping on some.

 

[SangaChicken]

If money isn't a concern, go with a Little Giant styrofoam with circulated air. They're going to run you around $60, but it's worth it. They're right on here, some of your eggs won't make it. And there is nothing worse than setting 3 eggs, waiting and waiting and having none hatch. Plus, those little bators aren't reliable. Everyone gripes about the basic styrofoam models, but I'm having great luck with mine (Even when I do everything wrong!). Plus, you can always add more eggs if you like later. It's better than being confined to just a few and needing more room down the road.

 

[pascopol]

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Exactly!