Best low price incubator

[Duckztailz1]

If I were you I would look for a used old GQF 1200 serious cabinet incubator off Craigslist. They can be had for $200-300. Every single part is replaceable and they are built to last. Also if you ever decide to get rid of it they are in very high demand. You can get most or all your money out of selling a used one...

I bought 4 gqf 1266 cabinet incubators off Craigslist and sold 2 to a friend. I've had excellent hatch rates on quail. Out of over 300 shipped eggs I've averaged a 74% hatch rate on total eggs set and a 93% hatch rate on viable eggs st lockdown. And I've never used an incubator until I bought this one.

I wanted a 1502 but I thought the price was ridiculous. Well after owning this 20 year old incubator I can say the 1502 is worth every penny.

Before stumbling onto these gqfs I was in the process of building a cabinet incubator. I was going to have over $300 in it easy. I'm glad I found these when I did.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy a 1502 now, especially if I thought I was going to hatch on a semi regular basis. But even these old GQF cabinets are great. I'm incubating 98 pheasant eggs for a friend right now. It's been over 2 weeks and the temp has been within .5 degrees and the humidity withing 2% without adjustments....

So I would skip the homemade and the styrofoams and buy either a used GQF cabinet or a new sportsman 1502. You get what pay for....

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I just saw one on Craigslist for 400 bucks I don't know if the guy is crazy but why would I spend $400 on one made out of plywood when I could spend $700 for a metal one that is brand new..
People on Craigslist are funny.

I would suggest potentially getting new thermostats I had those ones in my grow room and till I bought a high-quality one I didn't realize that those were not nearly as accurate as I thought! But whatever suits u best!!

Thanks for the info people!!

 

[mdees88]

I just saw one on Craigslist for 400 bucks I don't know if the guy is crazy but why would I spend $400 on one made out of plywood when I could spend $700 for a metal one that is brand new..
People on Craigslist are funny.

I would suggest potentially getting new thermostats I had those ones in my grow room and till I bought a high-quality one I didn't realize that those were not nearly as accurate as I thought! But whatever suits u best!!

Thanks for the info people!!

I have electronic thermostats in both of mine. The wafer T-stats are back ups in case the electronic one fails. I have 4 thermometer/hygrometers I use verify my temps with and the electronic thermostat maintains a steady temperature very well. $400 is a little bit on the high side. I paid $250 each for mine.

The new ones are made out of high strength plastic very similar to king starboard, not metal. For me to build my own cabinet out of starboard it would cost me over $350 just for the starboard. That's actually where a lot of the price comes from with the sportsman.

If the $400 one came with an acrylic door and a water reserve system I would consider it. If it didn't, I would probably buy new but your going to be around $750 with the water reserve system and $850 if you want a full acrylic door on a new one...

 

[h2oratt]

Hey thanks for the suggestion I never thought about that I'm definitely going to YouTube it and do some due diligence on it!

But I'll tell you this I built my own Duck house. I thought I'll just use the wood and different type of lumber that I have laying around and it shouldn't cost me too much. It ended up costing me about 400 bucks. It has siding, Wheels so it's mobile, even a sliding glass door for the Ducks.. you can say I went overboard. I'm actually still working on it that's how overboard i went lol. It was definitely fun building it though. I'll definitely show you guys once I'm done my my mobile duck Tractor.

I really need to see your duck house.

 

[h2oratt]

I just saw one on Craigslist for 400 bucks I don't know if the guy is crazy but why would I spend $400 on one made out of plywood when I could spend $700 for a metal one that is brand new..
People on Craigslist are funny.

I would suggest potentially getting new thermostats I had those ones in my grow room and till I bought a high-quality one I didn't realize that those were not nearly as accurate as I thought! But whatever suits u best!!

Thanks for the info people!!

Because some people wouldn’t have 700 dollars to buy a brand new one.