First time hatcher, home made or store bought incubator???

[tororider]

I think I have the skills to make a bator, but with this being my first time I am looking for suggestinos as to whether I should buy one or make one and which I would be more likely to be successful with. I am guessing that not even including building it, the store bought would be less work. Thanks

 

[ChelleEnchanted]

I would purchase a cheap incubator seeing as how it's your first time. It'd also be helpful should you decide to build your own in the future, as you can get great ideas from having another incubator in the house.

Just my thoughts on this, i'm sure others could help you more.

 

[tororider]

If I buy one, I was thinking of getting the genesis rather than the little giant. From everything I have read I will be much happier if I do that. Any other opinions?

 

[perfectly_polish]

Since this is your first time hatching, I would go ahead and order the genesis. That way your first hatch with be very succesful

and then if you do deciede you want a second 'bator(which ofcorse you will, it's an addiction

) you can build it but it something goes wrong you always have that one as a back up. Good luck!

 

[GotCochins?]

buy the genesis.it takes little know how to operate and if you go on the cheaper side and have a bad first incubation stage, you may get discouraged.also, the genesis will hold its value if you decide to sell it.imo, 100 or so buck for an incubator isnt that much compared to all the other costs of being a chicken addict.

 

[skennedy]

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I love my Little Giant 10200 forced air incubator with the egg turner. I have hatched 2 batches of eggs, the first had a 77% hatch rate and the second a 91% hatch rate. I cannot find any problems with my LG!