Incubator Choice! Which one?

[Knittycat]

Holy macaroni! Those things are expensive!! I still want the clear one though I'll just have to dream!

 

[Egghead_Jr]

For reasonable pricing and excellent reliability I'd go with a Hovabator.

1602 is the standard model, it's 2362 with the turbo fan. Then you can move up to a picture window model which I have because we've 4 kids vying for viewing space.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hovabator-F...910?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51a783d18e

This is the 2362 model with turbo fan, if you don't want the fan then search for "Hovabator 1602".

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GQF-Manufac...767?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item589c4225af

This is the 1583 picture window with fan. For a non fan model search for "Hovabator 1582".



The reviews on the Farm Inovators (the first one you linked) incubator are mixed. It's basically a Little Giant and those reviews are more bad than good. Touchy temperature control and prone to temperature spikes. The Hovabators use a gas filled wafer that expands and contracts to the heat to shut off and turn on heat element. This is a simple and fool proof method. The temperature control is mild so user friendly- a full 360 degree turn on control will adjust the temp only 2F. Brinsea has great reviews but very pricey and not many only incubate 7 eggs at a time.

 

[skylarms]

Mine is the RX older model not the fancy new roll x 2 or what ever its called. But yes, mine holds that many! I have 65 in there now (remember they aren't all mine!) and I have room to spare. This is a picture of what mine looks like. Has room for 89 eggs., more if I use the bantam rack that came with it but Im not doing bantams...http://www.lyonelectric.com/html/incubation_html/rx_rx1_incubators_parts.html My ultimate decision to buy was the availability of replacement parts if needed.

 

[skylarms]

I got mine for less than half of what they cost, plus a ton of accessories. I lucked out! I added up everything I got and to buy it all new would have been close to 1000. I paid 1/3 of that. Keep an eye out! I have a Farm Innovators 4200 also which pales in comparison. I hatch in it now....

 

[Bill 101]

Well I have an older Roll-x too. But most of its age has come while in my possession, I've had it 40 years. Mine came with the solid state heat control, some had a backup wafer, but Mine didn't. I did change out the fan, not because it needed it but because I could. It now had a muffin fan like the newer models. I paid $35 dollars for mine

It has the bantam/pheasant grid which is just fine because that's what I've raised. I did hatch some LF & Mallard eggs, but did it in my Turn-X (which cost me $25)

 

[yinepu]

They could not pay me enough to ever use another Brinsea incubator

 

[Caitlin_VT]

I really like the Hovabator Genesis 1588. The only downfall is keeping humidity up during lock-down, but there are ways to set it up to make it easier.

 

[ButchGood]

Check this out.
http://www.poultryconnection.com/quackers/incubator/hova-bator.html

 

[ButchGood]

This is what my dad used with great results.

And we complain about what we have now.

 

[gallo64]

WOW, there is a huge difference in the number of eggs they will hold.  How many are you planning on hatching at a time?  Ive never used either one of them, so I will leave that to someone else, but for you people that want a link to Lyon
http://www.lyonelectric.com

BTW, I've used Lyon Incubators for 40 years & consider them one of the best small incubators you can buy, but they are not cheap

Have you ever used the profi I iam having trouble with it