Incubator choice advice please?

[wendym]

Hi everyone,
Just looking at buying an easier to use incubator and trying to decide between a RCom and Brinslea - either one will be going for the fully automatic one as the 2 incubators I am running now are so hands on that I may as well be sitting on the eggs myself! Would really appreciate your opinions on how you have found the above? Thanks in advance for any replies.

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

You can research incubators in the Incubating and Hatching Eggs section of the Forum - good luck.

 

[Kelsie2290]

Second the check out the Incubating & Hatching Eggs Forum. I have Brinseas, the AdvEx 20&40 size with the humidity pump, they are pretty much just set and leave them go. I just candle/weigh the eggs periodically and adjust the humidity accordingly. Do like hatching in Genesis 1588s because they are a lot easier to clean than the Brinseas.

 

[wendym]

Brilliant! thanks for that - we have a hatcher incubator so I think the Brinsea is winning right now

thanks for your help

 

[wendym]

Thanks for that - just been cruising through there and realised it answered many of my questions

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! Happy you joined!

 

[drumstick diva]

OR for the natural & easy way get some silkie pullets, they usually go broody often and you can slip other fertile eggs under thems have that just for that reaso

 

[wendym]

Thank you

Looking forward to much chicken chat and advice.

 

[wendym]

LOl we do use broodies too but the incubators are an easier option (or at least they used to be - the incubators that we are using right now are seriously hard work and stressful).