I think my kids see me as a failure 😢

[Billy Mahone]

All i want in life is to successfully complete 1 batch of chicken eggs with my young kids.........
I have gone through 5 incubators and most have failed with a couple batches only hatching few chicks
The biggest issue has been the thermometer readings of the incubator, none have been accurate.

As you can see below, I've taken photos of my last 2 incubators during testing.
First and second photos are for comparison as the incubator shows one reading and the 2 individual thermometers inside shows different readings.
I've tried to play around with calibrating it, however can never get it right as the temperature internally keeps fluctuating during different times of the day.

Can someone please provide some guidance or tips so i can be successful please.

 

[Mmanist]

I have a nurture right 360 incubator. It seems pretty reliable for temp and humidity. I use a Govee hygrometer and a regular freezer thermometer to regulate temps and humidity. I'd try finding a govee and use it for your temps and humidity reading. Then adjust your incubator accordingly

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Brinsea is a very reliable brand. Make sure you get one with an automatic egg turning (not the eco)

 

[MysteryChicken]

I use a Incuview incubator from incubator warehouse. Really good brand, & the staff will help you with your incubator if your having trouble. Just shoot them a message.

 

[Bigegges]

My incubator works pretty good out of 6 turkeys eggs 3 hatched this hen is sitting on about 16 eggs now 2 weeks in

 

[Kennas_Kritters]

I would definitely recommend the Nurture right 360° incubator! First one I was able to get that actually worked well that wasn't way to pricey! I had a 56 egg incubator (I believe you have one of those) and it SUCKED.

 

[Billy Mahone]

Looking at the Brinsea website, i could see these 2 that will probably suit me.....

Ovation 28 Advance digital egg incubator - https://www.brinsea.com/p-583-ovation-28-advance-digital-egg-incubator.aspx

Ovation 56 EX fully automatic digital egg incubator - https://www.brinsea.com/p-587-ovation-56-ex-fully-automatic-digital-egg-incubator.aspx

Their abit pricey but I'm guessing their the real deal?
I wish there was something in between 28 eggs and 56, maybe something like 40 eggs.
Could someone whose used either of them please confirm that they are solid when it comes to accurate temperatures?
Would you still need to use an external thermometer to keep an eye on the temperature or is it safe to just trust the incubator thermometer by itself?
Thanks!

 

[Iluveggers]

Looking at the Brinsea website, i could see these 2 that will probably suit me.....

Ovation 28 Advance digital egg incubator - https://www.brinsea.com/p-583-ovation-28-advance-digital-egg-incubator.aspx

Ovation 56 EX fully automatic digital egg incubator - https://www.brinsea.com/p-587-ovation-56-ex-fully-automatic-digital-egg-incubator.aspx

Their abit pricey but I'm guessing their the real deal?
I wish there was something in between 28 eggs and 56, maybe something like 40 eggs.
Could someone whose used either of them please confirm that they are solid when it comes to accurate temperatures?
Would you still need to use an external thermometer to keep an eye on the temperature or is it safe to just trust the incubator thermometer by itself?
Thanks!

Honestly, the NR 360 is $150 at TSC. It holds up to 22. You could buy 2 of them for the price of one of the brinseas and hatch up to 44 eggs at once. I haven’t used one but when I asked about good incubators that was by far the most recommended one!

 

[Kennas_Kritters]

Honestly, the NR 360 is $150 at TSC. It holds up to 22. You could buy 2 of them for the price of one of the brinseas and hatch up to 44 eggs at once. I haven’t used one but when I asked about good incubators that was by far the most recommended one!

They are the best. It was my first time hatching and the NR360 was easy to use and I had all the fertile eggs hatch out. Got mine for $200 on Amazon.

 

[Briosafarm]

Another strong recommendation for the Nurture Right 360 from TSC (super easy and accurate but it's always a good idea to check at first to be sure your incubator is working right.) As others said, the Govee (inexpensive on Amazon) hygrometer/thermometer is very good. You may see a little difference in temp and/or humidity between the Govee and the incubator but probably not significant. NR 360 is great because when you open it to take eggs out for candling, it gets back up to temperature very quickly. It's also got great visibility so your kids can watch what's happening.