Brinsea cabinet incubator question

[pascopol]

No matter what bator are you using the best is to use separate bator as a hatcher. I have 4 bators myself but no cabinet so far.

Benefis: Most important- easier humidity control, easy staggered hatches, sanitary benefis - no contamination of bator during hatching process also it is proven that lower hatching temperature (98F or even lower) is beneficial during hatching process.

My take is this: if you can afford expensive bator, you can not afford to be left out without a hatcher.

Any bator can be used as a hatcher, also homemade hatcher is easy, since the temperature is not that critical during hatching, but humidity is.

I guarantee you once you use a hatcher you will never go all the way with a bator.

 

[kennedyscochins]

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I do have a separate hatcher that I can use. That is not necessarily the problem I'm having. If I don't have water in the incubator, the humidity is 28-35%. If I add water, it goes up too high in the 60's. I am wondering how to regulate this to around 45%. I do have a humidity pump, but it doesn't seem to do the job.

 

[Liexicof15]

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I do have a separate hatcher that I can use. That is not necessarily the problem I'm having. If I don't have water in the incubator, the humidity is 28-35%. If I add water, it goes up too high in the 60's. I am wondering how to regulate this to around 45%. I do have a humidity pump, but it doesn't seem to do the job.

Is your pump working? mine has not ran once, and am in the process of fixing this problem with Brinsea. the issue here is that I constantly have eggs in it so I can't get it empty to send back for a new one.

 

[Rebecky54]

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I have a new Brinsea Eco 20 and an older (but never used) LG that I can use as a hatcher. Can someone explain or point me to an old post about how to use a hatcher? I'm not sure when to move, etc.

Thanks!

Becky

 

[Mahonri]

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I have a new Brinsea Eco 20 and an older (but never used) LG that I can use as a hatcher. Can someone explain or point me to an old post about how to use a hatcher? I'm not sure when to move, etc.

Thanks!

Becky

Just have your LG up and running at 65% constant humidity just before lockdown. Take them out of the Brinsea after you candle on day 18, put them into the LG (I use cartons) and be certain that the humidity stays constant.

 

[pascopol]

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I have a new Brinsea Eco 20 and an older (but never used) LG that I can use as a hatcher. Can someone explain or point me to an old post about how to use a hatcher? I'm not sure when to move, etc.

Thanks!

Becky

Just have your LG up and running at 65% constant humidity just before lockdown. Take them out of the Brinsea after you candle on day 18, put them into the LG (I use cartons) and be certain that the humidity stays constant.

" Take them out of the Brinsea after you candle on day 18, put them into the LG (I use cartons) and be certain that the humidity stays constant." ??

Unless you are doing staggered hatch what's the point to move eggs from sanitary plastic bator (Brinsea) to the styrobator hatcher (LG)? And then struggle with cleanup?

The point I made suggesting benefits of using hatcher is to use sanitary easy to clean hatcher not a styrobator as a hatcher.

Also LG is known to be unstable not only temperature wise but also humidity wise which is obviously critical for hatching.
There is many posts on the forums by people having trouble keeping constant humidity in LG.

 

[Rebecky54]

Thanks for the info. I'm not going to be hatching until March -- way too cold in North Dakota for chicks -- but I'll hatch in my new Brinsea. I thought I'd use the LG for a brooder for a couple of days.

Becky