anyone ever try these incubators?

[xchairity_casex]

ii was wondering about htese "chick bator" mini incubators i found on amazon here is the discription:The Chick Bator incubator has a clear dome, egg cradle, 110-volt light bulb assembly to produce heat, thermometer, and instructions. Use to hatch eggs that you can obtain locally or over the internet. Chick Bator Capacity. Aprox. 3 chicken eggs,4 pheasant eggs, 2 turkey or duck eggs, 8 quail eggs. Operates on 110 volt electricity. 7" diameter, 6" high. Great for classroom projects.This incubator requires egg turning 3 times a day, temperature monitoring and adjustment. Adult supervision is recommended to ensure hatching instructions are followed carefully. The successful hatching rate is typically around 50% when instructions are followed. Due to many variables beyond our control, successful hatching is not guaranteed.

i am wanting to get a clutch of button quail eggs to raise as pets and perhapes later on hatch some eggs from the pair i keep i donot plan on hatching alot of eggs so i dont really want to buy a large incubator but i also dont want to buy one of these if htey are not very good has anyone ever had any experiences with one of these if so how well did it work?

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

I would get a Brinsea Mini, it can hold a few more eggs. I've never owned the 'chick bator' before though

 

[mississippifarmboy]

My son has one. It's more a toy than anything, but he has hatched a few eggs out in it. He sets three at a time and once hatched all three, but he's also had times none of them made it. It is heated by a Christmas light bulb, no way to regulate the tems or humidity.

Like I said, more a toy than a real incubator.

 

[jm93030]

if you are willing to take over the work, of turning and monitoring the incubator , and also if you dont mind getting a good percentage on hatching any of those will do the trick.

but probably for a few more bucks you may get a good incubator with turner that you dont have to watch so close. like the genesis 1588 with automatic turner

after you are done with your hatches you can sell the incubator.

there are so many factor for not getting a good hatch , but i will mention only one

what is the eggs that you put in the mini bator not all are fertile only few

 

[xchairity_casex]

thanks for the replies guys i think i will go with something better.

 

[Baralak]

I agree with the toy... I use one that was given to me as a penny bank so to speak.. I just removed the top and when I go to my desk I drop in the change... Sadly it's 20 bucks, where as you can add 30 more bucks to that and get a Hova-Bator 1602n, on Ebay infact I've seen them in a combo with turner for around 70 bucks.

 

[HHandbasket]

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We have one. It's difficult to control the humidity in the Chick Bator because a hygrometer will not fit (a small thermometer does come with the unit, tho). We can fit 5 bantam chicken eggs in it which are similar in size to quail eggs, and truth be told, we could have fit at least one more in it but didn't have any more eggs.

We have not really tried to hatch in it yet. Right after we got it, a friend gifted us with an ExoTerra (similar to a Reptipro 5000 and looks like a small wine cooler/mini-fridge). We do want to try one hatch in it, though. Good luck with yours, and I hope it turns out to be what you need.

I will say... it is a little lightweight/cheesy/chintzy, but I hear it'll do the job.

 

[RioLindoAz]

It sounds a bit cheap and flimzy. It would be an interesting project to try making it more useful, though.