Has anyone had success w an electric skillet?

[Vamp-A-Billy Princess]

I found one at Goodwill but it was $10. Wonderin if I should just save enough to get another real incubator for like $25_30 or if I should get it. Any thoughts?

 

[dangerouschicken]

Oh god no, just buy the incubator.

 

[goatkeepers]

A skillet? To hatch eggs in? Is this for real? Have people done it before?

 

[BirdBoy88]

There someone on BYC that has done this before and posted pics.. and the eggs were growing.. i forgot who though..lol...

i think it would be an good idea.. like put a few eggs in set the temp right an everything.. and i would do it as a test hatch..see if it works?

an my gawd incubators there are Cheap!!... i wish they cost that much here..lol

 

[debbyluvschickens]

I do remember someone doing that, dont rememer how it turned out though

 

[greyfields]

All I know about electric skillets is that the first pancake ALWAYS STICKS regardless of what you do to prevent it!

What is it with the first pancake? Drives me crazy.

 

[GwenFarms]

This would have worked for me, as I was holding good temp and hum., but someone knocked it at week two and reset the thermostat. Eggs were candling really well. If you try it, be sure and put tape around your thermostat knob. It is worth a try, but I wouldn't put any terribly valuable eggs in for the first try.

I was pretty heartbroke after losing all of my duck eggs.

 

[Dilly]

I think it was farmer kitty and they did not hatch. Not sure if she has tried doing it again from start to finish.

She should reply when she reads this thread.

 

[dangerouschicken]

Sounds like a better investment to use the incubator that cost $20 vs. frying the eggs before you can ever fry their eggs, if you know what I mean.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

dangerouschicken-If I could have found an incubator here for that I would have instead of the skillet. They cost a lot more than that here.

Mine did not make it although they quit after day 14-not sure why-I did have a temp spike but, was it enough? The link to the thread is in my sig if you want to read it and decide for yourself. There were some others that had tried it and had bumped the temp dial (tape it) and ended up with lost hatches.