Cabinet Incubators w/ Hatching drawer area questions

[DRAGGINZUZU]

Yes the specs on the brooder are needed

. close up of the poop trays please.

 

[okiedrifter]

I have had a GQF for 20 years and never a problem changed the wafers every 3 years or so...liked it so much we bought a second one last year off of craigs list you havent lived till you have had 30 dozen eggs hatching off in staggard weeks.....LOL...I never worry like some do on here about humidity.I have never seen a hen jump into water to wet her eggs I keep my incubators a steady 40 in hum and have never had a problem I hatch 10 dozen a week rotating eggs thru the bator for my church families....when I do special eggs and try to do the fancy stuff I run into problems....

 

[lmck]

If you're still on this site, can you give us details on your brooder?

I have an older GQF Sportsman I use. I mainly use it for incubating and use my old LG as a hatcher. I have been doing staggered hatches. I have used the hatcher drawer but find using the LG as a hatcher works better for me. It originally had a wafer thermostat but we changed it to a digital. The digital thermostat has almost no variation. The wafer would vary from 99 degrees to 100.5 The digital stays at 99.5 to 99.7.

 

[3riverschick]

I have an older GQF Sportsman I use. I mainly use it for incubating and use my old LG as a hatcher. I have been doing staggered hatches. I have used the hatcher drawer but find using the LG as a hatcher works better for me. It originally had a wafer thermostat but we changed it to a digital. The digital thermostat has almost no variation. The wafer would vary from 99 degrees to 100.5 The digital stays at 99.5 to 99.7.

Cmom,
What kind of brooders are they ?
are they commercial or did you make them yourself ?they are really nice thank you!

 

[cmom]

Quote:
It was shelves that I modified. I put wire in and on it and the chicks poop go through the wire into some trays I bought that I put pine shavings in, and about every other day I change the pine shavings. I put in light sockets with pull chains so I can turn each brooder on and off. I use incandescent bulbs as a heat source. The chicks stay cleaner as well as their water and feeders.

 

[lmck]

Thank you! I like your design very much! Lisa

 

[3riverschick]

Oh this is really nice, cmom!
Thanks,
Karen