- Mar 16, 2008
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Hi Y'all,
I just finished up incubating a batch of eggs in a homemade incubator with mixed results. I started with questionable eggs (I had gotten sick and no one else thought to gather eggs so at the end of the week in one nest there were 30 some odd eggs! The nights were getting down into the 30s, no hens were setting), in a very questionable incubator, and actually had 3 adorable little chicks hatch out yesterday! Miserable hatch rate, but there were lots of compounding factors!
I am now searching for a decent low cost (no more than the Genesis) hobby incubator. I'm debating between the Genesis and the Brower. Both seem like good incubators. I like that the Brower is tall and is made out of durable plastic. I've read though that it can be really hard to stabilize temps with it. I like the 'preset' temp on the Genesis, but I'm not sure about the fact that it's made out of foam , I've also read about chicks burning themselves on the heating element. It also costs more!
I'm sure this question gets bandied around a lot. I did do a search and I've read both good and bad for both incubators. I'm so torn as to what to get!
Thanks,
Liz
I just finished up incubating a batch of eggs in a homemade incubator with mixed results. I started with questionable eggs (I had gotten sick and no one else thought to gather eggs so at the end of the week in one nest there were 30 some odd eggs! The nights were getting down into the 30s, no hens were setting), in a very questionable incubator, and actually had 3 adorable little chicks hatch out yesterday! Miserable hatch rate, but there were lots of compounding factors!
I am now searching for a decent low cost (no more than the Genesis) hobby incubator. I'm debating between the Genesis and the Brower. Both seem like good incubators. I like that the Brower is tall and is made out of durable plastic. I've read though that it can be really hard to stabilize temps with it. I like the 'preset' temp on the Genesis, but I'm not sure about the fact that it's made out of foam , I've also read about chicks burning themselves on the heating element. It also costs more!
I'm sure this question gets bandied around a lot. I did do a search and I've read both good and bad for both incubators. I'm so torn as to what to get!
Thanks,
Liz