Best incubator for me...and the winner is...

[Nikki28]

How awesome! Thank you all! It is so great to have personal opinions of the incubators it was a little overwhelming trying to choose one and not really being sure as to if the product is worth the investment. At least now I can order with confidence. Thanks again!

 

[canada-goose]

What did you choose? We want to know!

 

[PaintedGemsRanch]

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I was thinking the same thing

 

[Nikki28]

LOL! I will make a decision by the end of the week if not sooner! It has to be run by my other half and he likes to take his sweet time on things!

 

[firedove]

I second the Lyon TX models. It was recommended to me by a friend who is always hatching and has tried many different 'bators. I got mine in the spring and I love it. It's a Lyon TX6 so just 18 eggs at a time. I don't get to hatch much since my DH is convinced it uses too much electricity, but with 2 hatches this year I have had good luck.

One thing to note though is that it is very sensitive to room temps! It likes to be in a room at a steady temp (the instructions say 70 degrees). I do have trouble with keeping the temp even in my house because the room can fluctuate 5 degrees in either direction so I have to adjust the temp knob from time to time. It has resulted in a temp spike in both of my hatches because like an idiot, there have been times I have turned the temp knob and not waited the 20 minutes to make sure it normalized where I wanted it. I think if you are better about paying attention to the 'bator then you would be fine. I'm telling myself that I will do a better job next hatch. I'm really new to hatching though so the approx 50% hatch I attained the first time and the way my current hatch is going (hatch #2 for me) I think I'm doing pretty well.

 

[canada-goose]

I second the Lyon TX models. It was recommended to me by a friend who is always hatching and has tried many different 'bators. I got mine in the spring and I love it. It's a Lyon TX6 so just 18 eggs at a time. I don't get to hatch much since my DH is convinced it uses too much electricity, but with 2 hatches this year I have had good luck.

Same here! Only difference is that Google searches convinced us and we decided to pay the extra hundred or so dollars and get a TX-7. Great incubator.​

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

We have a GQF Sportsman and you could hatch wooden eggs in it I think.

It holds temp. and humidity rock solid even if the room temp changes, alot of the smaller incubators will vary with room temp changes. The first one we bought paid for itself thru the sale of chicks it hatched in about 6 months, the 2nd about 1/2 that time. Another thing about the GQF is you can get spare parts without them costing an arm and a leg.

Steve in NC

 

[canada-goose]

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But isn't that a cabinet incubator? I think Nikki28 wants a smaller one than that.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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But isn't that a cabinet incubator? I think Nikki28 wants a smaller one than that.

Yes it is a cabinet, and a cabinet can hatch one egg or 200. The OP wanted input on a good solid incubator. I have never used a better one that was my input.

Steve in NC

 

[canada-goose]

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But isn't that a cabinet incubator? I think Nikki28 wants a smaller one than that.

Yes it is a cabinet, and a cabinet can hatch one egg or 200. The OP wanted input on a good solid incubator. I have never used a better one that was my input.

Steve in NC

I've heard they're excellent. It just seems a bit...overkill for the circumstances.