Well, I definitely need to get an incubator for the spring. I had been depending on broody hens to hatch (I will continue to do so when they are available) but I am looking into getting LF Cornish birds to use for my meat. Since Cornish aren't prolific layers, I want to hatch most of the eggs I get from them and I can't wait for a hen to go broody. So, what should my strategy be? I've heard of people holding their eggs for a week and setting them in the incubator on the same day every week. That sounds like a lot of work and like it would require too many incubators since staggered in one incubator aren't advised. Or, is it ok to have staggered incubations in a "starter" incubator, but have a separate "lockdown" incubator where I can crank up the temp. The lockdown incubator wouldn't even have to have a turner and could be a bit cheaper than the "starter" incubator.
I had been looking into the Brinsea Octagon, but it looks like they've discontinued that model in favor of the Ovation incubators.
What other brands are good? Must haves:
- a turner (I'm not hand turning eggs)
- easy to operate controls (I will be getting and calibrating separate thermometers)
I had been looking into the Brinsea Octagon, but it looks like they've discontinued that model in favor of the Ovation incubators.
What other brands are good? Must haves:
- a turner (I'm not hand turning eggs)
- easy to operate controls (I will be getting and calibrating separate thermometers)