I did it I ordered one

[CritterCatcher]

well i have been looking for a incubator.. just a small one as we have never done this before....and i finally dicided on the Hovabator 1588 with the 1610 egg turners...I know i dont need the quail racks (right now..LOL) but have a plan down the road..

cant wait for spring
CC

 

[Nodaksnakelover]

congrats, and best of luck with incubating eggs! It's addicting...

 

[PineappleMama]

Oh I'm jealous! Best best best of luck with your hatching!

 

[Jessiewoodard57]

LOL who's waiting till spring....I bought my bators 4 months ago and I am on the 4th hatch now. bator 1 is on day 20 and 15 of the 36 eggs have already hatched. Bator 2 is on day 19 and should start hatching out tomorrow that bator has 40 RIR eggs in it. I started with 90 eggs after the first candling I had 80 at lookdown I had 76 left. I am expecting about 40 to 50 chicks from this hatch.

 

[CritterCatcher]

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oh man i would really like to start to...I see your in Florida...but see its a bit colder here...as in this morning (-10 c or 16 F)LOL and i think i might end up with chicksicles...
so feel free to push some of that heat up north...lol
CC

 

[Jessiewoodard57]

CC , this may be Florida but we have our freezes too the secret is many brooders I have 4. I sell on Craigs list alot and get 2 dollars a chick. When I buy eggs at 3 dollars a dozen and have a hatch rate of about 60 - 70 % (great fertility rate with my suppliers eggs) I do all right .....I more then make my feed bill on my 30 layers. I am in the process building a cabinet bator out of a mini-fridge. I currently run 1 hovabator and 1 LG (which I really dislike)

 

[DRAGGINZUZU]

any pic of that cabinet bator Jessis? Im in the planning stages of mine