Incubator that doesn't need much tending before eggs hatch?

SilkieSilkie

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Jul 1, 2014
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Is there a Chicken incubator out there that you can buy that you don't have to watch it every day or every other day? Put the hatching eggs in and leave it alone for up to a week or two without viewing it/messing with it/adjusting it?

If so, can I get some names and brand so I can research them. Money is not an issue.
 
My best idea would be a Brinsea. They're pricey, but as you said, money isn't an issue. I have a Brinsea Octagon Eco 20. It was around $250, I think.
If you get the Advance rather than the Eco, it will be even less demanding of your attention (more money, tho). You can PM @scflock . He has an Octagon advance and can probably give you loads of info about it.
With my Octagon Eco I filled the channels maybe twice a week. But you can buy a humidity pump and I think you'll have to fill it even less.
I don't have the auto cradle turner, so I manually turned the bator (it's an octagon shape, so you just tilt the bator rather than each egg), but you can buy the cradle (I think it's $70) and you will hardly have to do anything.
I've only used it twice, but my hatch rates were around 80%, give or take, and it was relatively simple to clean.

Hope this helps!
 

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