Best incubator

[al6517]

If you order online you can get all that you require in one basket. with all the other bators there is only a minor period of adjustment and then most people just check them periodicaly. Not so however with the LG !!! but they do have a support thread going that includes about 20 pages of folks who get together and try to figure it all out and support one another when they have poor hatches. BTW they don't have a thread like that for the Hova's or any other bator, maybe that will give you a hint on what to look at buying. I wish you the best of luck with whatever you choose and send good hatching vibes your way.

 

[johnsons-r-us]

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Thank you, I have decided on a hovabator. I'm just trying to figure out the different models and which parts I need. I have priced them on Ebay and they are reasonable. I have not looked other places yet but probably will just to be sure I can get a good deal!

It's kind of a thing with me.

 

[LilyD]

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Thank you, I don't mean to say I don't want to have any fussing with it....but can I comfortably leave it 8 hours or so and it be OK? I can have hubby check on it once during the day, and I'm happy to adjust things am/pm. I just will have to be away several hours during the day. Do you usually buy these things separately or is there a big kit out there that has everything? I like the one-stop-shop!

I bought mu stuff together but I have the unpopular LG brand. You can get kits for it or Hovabator for around 100-150 dollars. Circulated air makes both easier to run. Still air is always going to be more tricky because you will have hot spots or cold spots in it. I would check out all the brands and research what has worked for others.

 

[LilyD]

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I have to respectfully disagree, most incubators are fairly worry free even some of the styrobators, never in a quality cabinet bator. I know as so many others do that the LG does have a terrible reputation and that there are far more dissatified LG owners than any other bator on the market today, like I said...... sure some get lucky and get one that actualy works and even will hatch a few eggs, but LG owners will get to defensive when they are not reccomended as a viable choice. But we are being responsible and realistic by trying to keep the potential LG buyer from making a costly mistake and seriously look more closely at any of the real incubators.
Although this is only my oppionion but can be backed up in fact by the hoards of unsatisfied Lg owners.

I am not here debating LG versus Hova. I know it works for me but I also know I have seen tons of postings from frustrated owners who get the other ones as well because they were told they are "hands free" and they end up being problematic. It can happen with any of them not just the LG's. That was my only point.

 

[johnsons-r-us]

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Thank you, I don't mean to say I don't want to have any fussing with it....but can I comfortably leave it 8 hours or so and it be OK? I can have hubby check on it once during the day, and I'm happy to adjust things am/pm. I just will have to be away several hours during the day. Do you usually buy these things separately or is there a big kit out there that has everything? I like the one-stop-shop!

I bought mu stuff together but I have the unpopular LG brand. You can get kits for it or Hovabator for around 100-150 dollars. Circulated air makes both easier to run. Still air is always going to be more tricky because you will have hot spots or cold spots in it. I would check out all the brands and research what has worked for others.

Thank you! Have you used your LG yet? How many eggs vs how many hatch? I can't wait to hatch out some of our own eggs! And i can't wait to be able to buy some hatching eggs to try. I know I'll be addicted once I start!

 

[al6517]

Point taken.......... hatching is somewhat of an art and allot does depend on the persons ability to learn all the hatching in's & out's, regardless of the instrument use to hatch them, except for a broody of course LOL.

 

[quintinp]

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Very well said. Their availability is the main reason why I got it. Which was a big mistake. I now Only use my Two homemade incubators. They are super easy, and can cost as much as you want to make it cost. They can be cheap, but there are some people that like to go all out, and spend 140 dollars on an incubator that will only hold 30 eggs. If you need help with any thing if you decide to make an incubator, It is super easy, and I could help you step by step. Just PM me.

 

[cmom]

I have a Little Giant, two Hova-bators and a GQF Sportsman cabinet incubator. I bought an LG with a fan for my first incubator with an egg turner as I wasn't sure if I was going to incubate more than once. (I know there are a lot of LG haters on BYC) but I have had many successful hatches. The price was right since I wasn't sure what I was getting into and I was pretty sure I could sell it and recoup most of my expense. I have since bought a couple of Hova-Bators and a cabinet incubator. I turn them on the day before I set my eggs to let the incubators stabilize. I found when adjusting the temperature on the LG you have to be very careful and barely turn the temp control just a slight whisker then walk away for awhile and let it stabilize. I think most people adjust and adjust some more, but you have to walk away. The thermostat is super sensitive.The temp will fluctuate while the eggs are adjusting to the incubator temperature. Resist temptation to adjust the temp. After a few hours if you need to adjust it then do it but BARELY increase or decrease. The slightest movement of the thermostat can make a BIG difference in the temp. You can also adjust your temp and humidity to some extent by removing one or both of the plugs. I fill the reservoirs in the bottom of the incubator when I turn it on to let it stabilize. It takes hours for the eggs internal temp to come up. I incubate in my cabinet incubator and I still use my LG and Hova-Bator styrofoam incubators as hatchers. My incubators are in a room that can be closed off from the other rooms. Just my opinion.

 

[LilyD]

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I bought mu stuff together but I have the unpopular LG brand. You can get kits for it or Hovabator for around 100-150 dollars. Circulated air makes both easier to run. Still air is always going to be more tricky because you will have hot spots or cold spots in it. I would check out all the brands and research what has worked for others.

Thank you! Have you used your LG yet? How many eggs vs how many hatch? I can't wait to hatch out some of our own eggs! And i can't wait to be able to buy some hatching eggs to try. I know I'll be addicted once I start!

I am on my fourth hatch this year all with shipped eggs and except for egg that were scrambled in shipping they all went very well. first hatch was 50%. Second one was 70%. Third was 19 out of 41 due to a bad batch of shipped eggs. Fourh is on lockdown now and 31 out of 41 on lock down. Losses were due to shipping. I have my eggs in as a control and 100% made it to lock down with no issue. Temps range from 99.3 to 101 and humidity from 25 to 35. I have a thermometer with memory so I can check when I am away. I would highly recommend one they help so much, as do the circulating fan and turner for any of the smaller incubators.

 

[johnsons-r-us]

Yikes!

Reading these last few I think I have more to learn than I thought. I should just pray for a broody

All these temps to watch and different things to do with the eggs. I will need a list of steps for sure. I have time....but it seems like a lot to remember/keep track of. Oh, broody, broody, broody, all I want for Christmas is a couple of broody hens