Incubator recommendations?

[gryeyes]

I don't have kids. I'm 56 years old. I cannot imagine what excuse I can use.

When I have something to say at work about my chickens, people just look at me in one of two ways: indulgently, or with mild, polite smiles barely pretending interest. For the former, I natter on as long as I can, usually showing off pictures in my cell phone camera, and the latter, I don't have much to say after the brief blurt I started. Fine. Those folks don't get any free eggs.

Back to the thread: I just ordered the Brinsea Mini-Advance. *biting fingernails*

 

[PriceFamilyFarms]

it's very educational...my 3-year-old niece is obsessed with "baby chick chick" now! She's glued to a chair watching today's hatch as we speak

 

[DerbyChook]

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Yeah, no fresh eggs for the meanies..... I am so excited that you ordered the Mini-Advance! I would too, but I just had a convo with hubby about boring stuff like not spending money on "unnecessary" items for a bit. So maybe next month

How late in the season can you hatch anyway? Let me know how it goes for you. It is def on my list. It is actually an educational model, so it *would* be good for my kids, and the small capacity would keep me in check. Maybe. And then I could order fertile eggs from all sorts of fascinating, rare breeds that aren't available at the feed store.

 

[gryeyes]

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[DerbyChook]

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All of you are enablers, helping me justify more chickens

Hey, you are not far from me!

 

[PriceFamilyFarms]

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All of you are enablers, helping me justify more chickens

Hey, you are not far from me!

Not at all, just a short trip up the 85. I'm hoping to get to Charlotte in the next week or so and pick up some duck eggs! Also need to go to Hickory and get Lav Orp eggs, Winston-Salem to get silkie eggs...oh boy..I better get on the road soon before find more stuff I want!

 

[quail kid]

You will have great hatches with mini advance as I have the same but eco ( cheaper ) but hold the temps and humidity rock stable!
Just finished a hatch 100 succes! 6 out of 6 eggs hatched!

 

[DerbyChook]

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How much extra work is the Eco? It is also on sale. I found a Little Giant with blower and egg turner on Craig's List for about $100. How does the hatch rate compare? The price of the Eco vs. the used Little Giant would be comparable once shipping is factored in, and $100 is about where my comfort level is right now.

 

[quail kid]

Yes the only thing I think is that the advance has the digitasl temperature settings and automatic tunrer, but I just turn 3 times a day and the temps and humidit yare rock stable

 

[DerbyChook]

OK, I ordered an Eco. I work form home and take care of my kids, so it is no big deal to manually turn the eggs. Plus I think that the kids helping with the chore daily will be a better lesson. It is more hands-on than just letting the machine do it. Now to get some fertile eggs.... and a larger chicken coop