That's fine, plenty of time to research.
Another point that's important in incubating eggs is get the best incubator you can buy, beg, borrow, or build!
Two styles to choose from, still air and forced air. Forced air incubators use fans to circulate the air in the incubator. This style helps in reducing pockets of hot and cool air in the bator. Cabinet style bators are generally better in performance than most other kinds of bators. GQF being one of them.
R-COM and Brinsea make very good incubators but like cabinet bators, are on the high end price wise.
On the low end are the Styrofoam incubators. Some are ok, some are nothing but junk! Here again, GQF makes a decent foam bator, on the high end price wise for foam incubators.
Harris Farms, makes a decent foam bator, worth the money, better than the rest, like Little Giant....there totally a steer clear of bator. Too many temperature spikes, too difficult to get dialed in.
NUTURE-RITE has come out with a new incubator. Clear see around top for viewing. Pre-measured water trays for humidity. Digital temp and humidity sensors, which are pretty accurate. Automatic egg turner and built in candler. Not too pricey but after 1 week the one I had quit auto turning. Others have reported chicks getting caught in the fan.
There's alot of other brands beside the ones mentioned. Do your research and read reviews, ask other people what they use and why, then make your choice on what you think will best suite your needs/requirements.
Having a good reliable incubator is half the battle when incubating eggs.
Another point that's important in incubating eggs is get the best incubator you can buy, beg, borrow, or build!
Two styles to choose from, still air and forced air. Forced air incubators use fans to circulate the air in the incubator. This style helps in reducing pockets of hot and cool air in the bator. Cabinet style bators are generally better in performance than most other kinds of bators. GQF being one of them.
R-COM and Brinsea make very good incubators but like cabinet bators, are on the high end price wise.
On the low end are the Styrofoam incubators. Some are ok, some are nothing but junk! Here again, GQF makes a decent foam bator, on the high end price wise for foam incubators.
Harris Farms, makes a decent foam bator, worth the money, better than the rest, like Little Giant....there totally a steer clear of bator. Too many temperature spikes, too difficult to get dialed in.
NUTURE-RITE has come out with a new incubator. Clear see around top for viewing. Pre-measured water trays for humidity. Digital temp and humidity sensors, which are pretty accurate. Automatic egg turner and built in candler. Not too pricey but after 1 week the one I had quit auto turning. Others have reported chicks getting caught in the fan.
There's alot of other brands beside the ones mentioned. Do your research and read reviews, ask other people what they use and why, then make your choice on what you think will best suite your needs/requirements.
Having a good reliable incubator is half the battle when incubating eggs.
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