Good times for Dickey Incubators

[pascopol]

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I am on the edge too.
I read the debate Dickey vs Sportsman on this forum.

Inspite the opinion (in debate) that pressed board has better insulation qualities than wood I like wood better than everything else.

Dickey is made from real wood. So are the old Humidares, Sears, and other bators still being used and hatching more chicks than anything else.

Pressed board common today in furniture manufacturing and home construction is simply junk.

It is cheaper than wood, heavier than wood, and it swells absorbing moisture, termites love it, there is also valid concern about toxicity due to manufacturing process.

That's a main reason I would go for Dickey.

No offense to Sportsmen owners and fans , it's a good and proven product.

Dickey is the only commercial bator made of wood on the market today. Correct me if I am wrong.

 

[miss_jayne]

jump over the edge and buy it. you'll be more than satisfied with your purchase.

the clear door is the way to go if you can.

my second hatch is in two days. first hatch was outstanding!

 

[jvls1942]

how does mr dickey get his work done with all you people calling him?

You cannot stop just one tray from turning in my sportsman and if the dickey is that similar, you could not in there either..

does mr dickey do all his work himself? or does he hire people..?

I am a cabinet builder, and I am designing a smaller cabinet style bator at the moment.. the first one will not have an auto turner, but I have designed a semi-auto turner already..

using redwood would really drive the cost up.. I have tons of cedar.
any opinions how that would work?
do you think it would be toxic??
I also have tons of red oak, maple and some hickory and pine.

who was wanting a bator ? where do you live? I am in wisconsin..

...greathorse.. I just went back and found you.

PM me with your plans and/or ideas and let's see what we can do.

........jiminwisc.........

 

[BamaChicken]

What if I did this. I have some hardward cloth I could cut to fit in hatching tray that would divide in two sections. Air could still move and flow well for circulation and maybe they couldln't climb over the top. I have been hatching in egg cartons. they can climb all over them even when they get out and dry off.
I just hatched six Charlie chicks and they are adorable. Very large babies.
Will get pics when I get back from work . Gotta go for now.

 

[MissPrissy]

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But would you have to open the bator a couple of times a day to do this, while your bottom trays are hatching? I don't think I'm understanding.

Paula

Pushed all the way to the back shouldn't cause much change that can;t be recovered quickly. During active hatching I wouldn't turn for those 12 - 18 hours.

 

[hippichick]

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But would you have to open the bator a couple of times a day to do this, while your bottom trays are hatching? I don't think I'm understanding.

Paula

Pushed all the way to the back shouldn't cause much change that can;t be recovered quickly. During active hatching I wouldn't turn for those 12 - 18 hours.

Yes, you're right. It really does recover quickly, so I guess it wouldn't hurt. Don't see why this wouldn't work.

Paula

 

[chrissyr]

just got my dickey incubator an it's awesome. But I can't find the 3 vents. Can anyone help? my humidity keeps going to 60% and I need to check the vents….when I find them

 

[cwalsh2]

Mine has only 2 . one top and 1 bottom, in the back. Cover the humidity tray except for 1" and the vents 1/3 open, should get you 40-50%. Fine adjust by opening vents more to decrease humidity. Mine is in a room the farthest from the wood stove so the temp fluctuates. I bought a 3/4 inch thick sheet of pink insulation and cut pieces to fit between the frame pieces . I just notched out a rectangle where adjustments, turner switches,etc. are and 2-3" holes in the back where the vents are. There seems to be no temp fluctuation at all inside the bator. In the room it goes from 72-64. 11 days till hatch day.

 

[cwalsh2]

I just finished my first hatch, with about 90% hatch rate. No sick chicks and no spraddle legs. I kept relative humidity at 40% till lockdown, then 62% It did go to 74% when it was full of freshly hatched chicks drying off. I am well satisfied with my dickey bator. Also the eggs ranged from 0-12 days old, as I collected the nicer brown eggs for 12 days.