How good is this incubator?

[picklestheduck]

Hey everyone! So I won some hatching eggs in a contest, and I needed an incubator, so a friend of mine let me borrow hers, but I was just wondering how good of a quality it is? What experience have you had with them? Is there i anything I can do to improve the incubator etc? I’ve seen some good and some bad reviews on it… I don’t know what to do. It’s brand new and never been used. The eggs aren’t here yet, and I don’t even think have been shipped, so I’m trying to figure out what I need before. Thanks!

Side note: I’ve never hatched eggs before so I’m brand new to this! I’ve done lots of research, and I know I’m going to want/need a few aquarium thermometers and a hygrometer. The kit says it has an LED candler in it, but I haven’t even opened the box yet.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...e-giant-incubator-for-hatching-success.75734/
It can work.
Start by getting 2 or 3 extra thermometer/hygrometers.

 

[picklestheduck]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...e-giant-incubator-for-hatching-success.75734/
It can work.
Start by getting 2 or 3 extra thermometer/hygrometers.

Awesome!! Thanks!!

 

[picklestheduck]

What kind of plug in fan should I use? What kind do you use? The eggs are supposed to come on Monday, and it’s Thursday night now. When should I set up and test the incubator?

 

[picklestheduck]

@BirdsBeesTrees
So I got the eggs today, so I’m scrambling to get this incubator ready. There’s no time for online orders or anything. They were supposed to not come for three days but I got a surprise! They are here! So my question is, how do I get the hygrometers calibrated? I have two of them. I’ve heard of dunking aquarium thermometers in a cup of half melted ice to get a 32 degree Fahrenheit reading, but wouldn’t that mess up the hygrometer? Or are they water proof? I also need a fan badly, where do I get one? Walmart? Hardware store?

I really needed to be more prepared, but I’m in the process of moving, and I’m moving my flock tonight, and the horses will be going tomorrow, and I need to move the whole household tomorrow too.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

This is the info on calibrating your equipment:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...incubator-thermometers-and-hygrometers.73634/
If you can find a small personal or mini fan in a pinch it will do too, you may want to take it out at hatch time.