I need help picking out an incubator

[thehenandchick01234]

Oh sorry I think I might invest in it can y’all tell me if this one is good

 

[Weeg]

apparently they are going back to the old way of brooding their chicks, at least according to Gold Shaw Farm.

Some of them are, not all of them though. A lot of them are shrugging it off, saying hat the uproar is from inexperienced chicken keepers, who don't know anything about brooding chicks. That is very offensive.
I did go to one the other day that switched back. I'm choosing to support them when I have to. The employee's there are also really nice. They went out of there way to make sure the heat lamp I purchased wouldn't fail and fall onto the wood shavings.

 

[Weeg]

Oh sorry I think I might invest in it can y’all tell me if this one is good

The Nuture Right?

 

[addctd2plnts]

I grew up really poor but I worked from 13 years old on and always bought good quality things and took care of them. My experience is that when the item is a tool for living things, then you cannot sacrifice quality for money. What happens is you buy the cheap thing. It doesn't work. You then buy the thing you should have bought from the start. AND nobody will buy the crappy one from you, so you're further behind, than if you did the job correctly from the beginning. If you can't afford it on what you have, make a game of getting a few extra pay jobs from neighbors and in the community. If you do a good job, you'll make some friends AND get your incubator. Most people will tip abundantly anyone with the initiative to do something extra to earn something they want. A win-win is something to never turn down!

 

[ninja333pirate]

Some of them are, not all of them though. A lot of them are shrugging it off, saying hat the uproar is from inexperienced chicken keepers, who don't know anything about brooding chicks. That is very offensive.
I did go to one the other day that switched back. I'm choosing to support them when I have to. The employee's there are also really nice. They went out of there way to make sure the heat lamp I purchased wouldn't fail and fall onto the wood shavings.

ours had actually ditched the new brooders right around the time he put out his first video, I actually think the employees realized quickly on their own that the new brooders were no good, and is just easier with the stock tank system.

 

[SpicyDill]

The Nurture Right 360 is a little harder to find right now because it's the hot-ticket item for this year, it seems. Everyone has or wants one. Amazon will get them back in stock. They always do. I have a friend who has one and she loves it. I started off with an off-brand cheapie and regret it; I recently purchased a better one and wish I'd done that from the start.

 

[TOR]

An incubator I will not suggest, is the Farm Innovators bator. I used it for a backup for my staggered hatch, absolute hated it.
The temp kept spiking super high, and nothing would stay stable. Overall, I was very disappointed. Luckily eggs only needed to be there for a few days.

I have one I bought this spring this one. I am starting my second hatch and been working fine. Then read reviews seems to be either a love or hate relationship with it. I was very reluctant to buy it. On sale 99.00

https://www.theisens.com/products/digital-pro-series-incubator/

I have a old little giant with the rheostat I would not recommend that to anyone, I put a temp controller on the little giant. Works much better now. If I have problems with the farm innovator I will put a different temp controller on it,

I do agree with if you can buy a better product, at times you get what you pay for.

 

[CNJ]

Hello, if you are hatching mail-order eggs, you need the incubators that hold the egg up right pointy side down and rotates them side to side in an angle. The biggest problem with eggs through the mail is air displacement. I ended up with 3 different incubators and I got better hatch rates with an incubator that held the eggs up right. The ones that hold the egg side ways and spins them around work the same with home grown fresh eggs, but not so well with mail-order eggs.

This looks like a good one, I would probably buy the one without the pump.
https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/...bators?cat_id=267#product-information-reviews

 

[WestTNriverrat]

The Nurture Right 360 is a little harder to find right now because it's the hot-ticket item for this year, it seems. Everyone has or wants one. Amazon will get them back in stock. They always do. I have a friend who has one and she loves it. I started off with an off-brand cheapie and regret it; I recently purchased a better one and wish I'd done that from the start.

TSC in my area had 5 or 6 on the shelf. $139.99 with tax exemption. Money is tight at my place too I understand. I waited to get the one I wanted. Lord knows I’d have gone crazy if it read temps in centigrade

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I'm using this one, its been in operation essentially non-stop since mid-November. It may look "familiar" to you - clearly industrial copycatting at work. Kerbonix 12-egg Incubator. Has come up in price a bit since I bought it, now out of your budget by a stretch.

My experience has been very good with the temp control, the candling light is adequate. Humidity is "touchy", as is the case with all similar designs. As I now "dry" incubate (to the extent it can ever be claimed to be "dry" inside an RV in Florida), that's not been an issue for me.

If its the difference between incubating this year or not, based on my own experiences, I would not have concern recommending this. I do pekin ducks and mutts (barnyard mix chickens) from my flock, and have had generally high hatch rates (much better for the chickens than the ducks). OTOH, if you are planning on incubating expensive eggs for rare breeds, I would not recommend cutting corners on the cost of your incubator under any circumstances - what you may lose in failed hatches will quickly exceed any cost savings.