Help me choose a incubator please

[Compensation]

One more thing, how much time do you have from the time it is laid to the time you put it in the incubator? Can I stock pile them for a few days?

 

[PD-Riverman]

One more thing, how much time do you have from the time it is laid to the time you put it in the incubator? Can I stock pile them for a few days?

I hold them for up to 7 days(because I set once a week) and I hatch about 99% of the fertile eggs.

 

[Compensation]

1502 on the way! So I pulled the trigger and bought it from Cutler today. Have that, 6 trays, and a box of pads. I am going to make my own 5 gallon bucket reserve and save about 30-35 bucks.

Next thing is, do I hatch inside the new incubator or buy a $40 incubator from rural king?

 

[MeepBeep]

It's a lot 'cleaner' to hatch in a second incubator, and provides more room for hatching in many cases... It also helps with staggered hatches, as you can rotate those that are about to hatch out...

Just be sure to have the 2nd one up and running and holding temp a few days in advance...

 

[PD-Riverman]

1502 on the way! So I pulled the trigger and bought it from Cutler today. Have that, 6 trays, and a box of pads. I am going to make my own 5 gallon bucket reserve and save about 30-35 bucks.

Next thing is, do I hatch inside the new incubator or buy a $40 incubator from rural king?

If you are going to stagger set---I would buy the incubator to hatch in. I went ahead and spent the $40 for the 5 gal bucket automatic watering. I built my cabinet incubator and I figured by the time I got the float valve and tray, connectors---I was almost there. But I have never hooked it up in months now because I like the way I got my incubator set-up without the reserve watering.

 

[Compensation]

Well I been thinking about this water thing. I know it might be hard to see the level in the Reservoir inside the incubator. So maybe put in a mirror or ping pong ball for a visual. Then run a hose to it from my 5 gal water cooler and fill it when needed. Or another idea, drill a hole in the bottom of one of my waterer cups and let the float from that do all the work. I would definitely want to have a overflow hole or pan underneath for a just in case.