Calling all NEW Brinsea Eco owners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PepsNick]

Glad that everyone's ordering their eggs- this is going to be a great hatch for sure, especially with the Brinsea!

 

[BlacksheepCardigans]

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The Brinseas are better incubators in several ways than the Hova-Bators, from my experience and research. For one, they turn 45 degrees and back every hour, instead of 30 degrees every several hours. They use the schedule and the angle that the professional incubators use. They're MUCH easier to keep clean and to sterilize afterward. They have a smaller air volume, which means less time to restore humidity and temperature after they're opened, and better air circulation. It's true that they don't have individual slots in a turner, but that also means that you can leave the rails in and hatch them upright.

I have never found them difficult to maintain humidity. I have two Ecos and am on my third consecutive hatch. Last month, one filled well equaled 40% humidity and two sent it over 60%. This month, with the room humidity under 20% now that everything's frozen, I am putting water in both wells. As long as both have some water in them, it's right at 41%. Two sponges promptly raised the humidity to 65% and kept it there for the whole hatch. I keep an eye on it but I rarely have to intervene.

 

[KC n KY]

I got an Eco for Christmas(with turner)

Now I am in the midst of calibrating a 6.00 incubator. I plan on hatching some chicks from my trio of BLRW. I have a little bit of a problem though. I need to tell what eggs are laid by my BLR's. I think you can put food coloring around the vent to tell what eggs are laid by what hen. Will this work for eggs that i want to incubate. Will this work? Any other ideas?

 

[kathyinmo]

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I'm with you on this. I love the HovaBator Genesis. So far, I do not like the Brinsea Eco ONLY because I can not figure out how to add water without opening it.

 

[gryeyes]

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Hypo without needle, tubing, snake the tube into the front vent opening and insert water through that. Squoosh water into the tube with the hypo, wait a bit, then remove the tube so the vent opening is clear again.

There ARE very small air vents in the bottom of the 'bator, in the corners, so it wouldn't totally block air, anyway, having that vent hole full of tubing for a while.

 

[enggass]

Where isa good place to find tubing and hypo?

 

[PepsNick]

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I'm with you on this. I love the HovaBator Genesis. So far, I do not like the Brinsea Eco ONLY because I can not figure out how to add water without opening it.

Joining us, Kathy? Or do you not have the eco...?

 

[kathyinmo]

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Hypo without needle, tubing, snake the tube into the front vent opening and insert water through that. Squoosh water into the tube with the hypo, wait a bit, then remove the tube so the vent opening is clear again.

There ARE very small air vents in the bottom of the 'bator, in the corners, so it wouldn't totally block air, anyway, having that vent hole full of tubing for a while.

What kind of tubing do you use? Mine is too thick....
Thanks!

 

[kathyinmo]

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I'm with you on this. I love the HovaBator Genesis. So far, I do not like the Brinsea Eco ONLY because I can not figure out how to add water without opening it.

Joining us, Kathy? Or do you not have the eco...?

Nick, I have a Sportsman to incubate in, and for hatchers I have:
1 HovaBator Genesis
2 HovaBator 1602
2 Brinsea Eco

 

[PepsNick]

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Joining us, Kathy? Or do you not have the eco...?

Nick, I have a Sportsman to incubate in, and for hatchers I have:
1 HovaBator Genesis
2 HovaBator 1602
2 Brinsea Eco

Great! So are you in?

Oh, and I'm glad you got my PM last night- saw your reply.