- Jun 14, 2013
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I'm going to be buying a new incubator soon and luckily, money is not an issue.
However, I don't incubate a huge number of eggs, and not very many large eggs. I mostly incubate parrot eggs, in modest quantities. This means that temperature and humidity control (and accuracy and consistency) are very important as well as automatic turning. But parrot eggs must also be turned on their sides. I have a Brinsea Octagon Advance EX and a Brinsea Mini Advance EX but I'm not entirely satisfied with them. The mini has pretty good auto-turning capabilities but the temperature swings are too much for me, I don't feel like it's very stable (I use multiple thermometers including the SpotCheck which I think is the most sensitive thermometer I've used), and temperature isn't consistent throughout the incubator. Neither incubator came to me properly calibrated, either, and I had complete failures and late hatches because of that.
So basically, I have two pretty high-end incubators already but they aren't satisfactory.
I've had my eye on the R-com 20 Pro and the Lyon Turn-X or Roll-X. But I'm open to any suggestions. I like the r-com because of how 'high-tech' it seems, and I've heard a lot of breeders favour them. But then again I know that Lyon is very well-trusted too. I favour the humidity system in the r-coms, though. One of my issues with Brinseas is the humidity system and all the little parts that you have to replace. I think I have heard that some people don't like the r-coms, though, but I don't know exactly why, so if anyone has any reasons I'd like to hear.
Essentially, I'm looking to make a pretty big investment and I want to be sure it's a good one. So any experiences or suggestions would be very much appreciated!
However, I don't incubate a huge number of eggs, and not very many large eggs. I mostly incubate parrot eggs, in modest quantities. This means that temperature and humidity control (and accuracy and consistency) are very important as well as automatic turning. But parrot eggs must also be turned on their sides. I have a Brinsea Octagon Advance EX and a Brinsea Mini Advance EX but I'm not entirely satisfied with them. The mini has pretty good auto-turning capabilities but the temperature swings are too much for me, I don't feel like it's very stable (I use multiple thermometers including the SpotCheck which I think is the most sensitive thermometer I've used), and temperature isn't consistent throughout the incubator. Neither incubator came to me properly calibrated, either, and I had complete failures and late hatches because of that.
So basically, I have two pretty high-end incubators already but they aren't satisfactory.
I've had my eye on the R-com 20 Pro and the Lyon Turn-X or Roll-X. But I'm open to any suggestions. I like the r-com because of how 'high-tech' it seems, and I've heard a lot of breeders favour them. But then again I know that Lyon is very well-trusted too. I favour the humidity system in the r-coms, though. One of my issues with Brinseas is the humidity system and all the little parts that you have to replace. I think I have heard that some people don't like the r-coms, though, but I don't know exactly why, so if anyone has any reasons I'd like to hear.
Essentially, I'm looking to make a pretty big investment and I want to be sure it's a good one. So any experiences or suggestions would be very much appreciated!
