Did you see the Octagon on sale for $99?

[luckypickens]

Just found this thread and wanted to say thanks, I'm gonna order me one tomorrow, got 2 genesis hovabators with mille fleur cochin eggs hatching tonight, yippee, I love them but can always use another incubator right LOL! Gonna tell hubby it will be our Christmas present, I know he will love it too. He just loves watching the chicks hatch.

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[SunnyChic]

Belinda's Funny Farm :

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You can get an additional 10% off by using this coupon code at checkout! MOAC2010

Thanks so much for the code!

I needed to get a turner for my 2nd Octagon 20 Eco...well, ok, I ordered a MiniAdvance and another EcoGlow Chick Brooder, too! I just couldn't pass up 10% off all that, in addition to saving $30 on the MiniAdvance! I guess I better go tell my DH I've already ordered all my Christmas presents for this year!

 

[Surehatch]

Thanks for the headsup

 

[jenfork]

I'm a first time incubator. If I were to get the eco one, do I need to get any other supplies? Or should I get the mini advance one? Need some help deciding.

 

[SunnyChic]

I used my Octagon 20 Eco without a turner with no problems; you just turn the whole incubator (you don't have to open it). I also got a Brinsea Spot Check Thermometer ($19.99), to periodically check the incubator temp:
http://www.brinsea.com/prod-Spot_Check_Digital_Incubator_Thermometer-25.aspx
It's kind of pricey, but I love that it has a probe that you can stick through the incubator airhole. I can also spot check all my other incubators with the same thermometer.

Here's a link to some info about the MiniAdvance:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=284155

Whichever you decide, you can't go wrong with a Brinsea!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Thank you so much for this post! I'm a big fan of "things happen for a reason" (at least when I can use it to my advantage) so seeing this post at 5 AM when I was absolutely exhausted with no willpower means I now own an incubator. This is bad. And also really, really good. And the fact that I was leaning towards getting the one that holds only 7 eggs and now I've gotten the bigger one thanks to this post just means I've skipped over the basics of Chicken Math With Incubators 101 and moved right to Incubating 201: YOU NEED TO ALMOST DOUBLE YOUR FLOCK IN 21 DAYS!

Now I just have to have the willpower to not incubate anything until winter is over.

 

[JoAnn_WI_4-H_Mom]

SunnyChic} I also got a Brinsea Spot Check Thermometer ($19.99), to periodically check the incubator temp:
http://www.brinsea.com/prod-Spot_Check_Digital_Incubator_Thermometer-25.aspx :[/B



This is worth the money, I would not be without it. Mine is packed with the incubating supplies.

My hubby will kill me if I get a second one just for hatching. It is very tempting.​

 

[debilorrah]

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Apparently that is a never ending sale because I bought mine in September 2009 for that price. I jumped at it thinking it wouldn't be on sale much longer.

 

[debilorrah]

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I bought the turner because we both work full time, so it only made sense. And for the hygrometer and thermometer, I got a set at Petco in the reptile department for $12.

 

[speedy2020]

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It sounds scary when you get a batch of 20+ in every 21 days. I have a LG and it a pain to turn the egg several times a day.