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What's going on with the little giant?
I haven't been hatching long, I have a Hovabator and an LG. With my limited experience I would recommend the Hovebator well over the LG. While outwardly they look the same and are priced about the same there are four big differences to me.
-The Hovobator's thermostat knob has a much more range of motion between degrees allowing for much finer temperature management. On the LG you are literally just able to move the knob a fraction hair. If you feel like you moved the nob you've moved it too much! Contrarily you can move the Hovabator knob, see the movement, and only be affecting the temperature by fractions of degrees.
-The styrofoam design of the Hovabator nests into itself creating a better seal and is impossible to bump off. The LG lid does not nest, easy to get gaps or be bumped out of position by elbows, children or pets. The Hovoabator also seems a lot more solid and more insulating that then LG.
-The styrofoam design of the Hovabator has a deeper bottom, so when opened you have no fear that a rambunctious peep may bound out. The LG only has an inch high rim when open.
-Lastly the reservoirs. The Hovabator comes with an easy to clean plastic bottom tray and has bottom vent hole alignment that allows for much more water surface area for bumping of humidity. In the LG you are limited to just a few small areas for water or else the water leaks out the bottom vet holes, the bonus, you have egg goo and poo on the styrofoam post hatch, not fun to clean.
I wouldn't say I'd ditch my LG if I already had one as once you get used to its quirks it will do the job, but if I were to be purchasing again wanting that hatch size in that pricepoint the Hoverbator would be what I would buy.
