Incubator

[willyronis]

I am new to the Poultry world.
I am looking to buy a Incubator.
What is the best one to buy. I will be hatching Call duck and Indian runner eggs, not on a huge scale, just a few.
10 or 15.

 

[hayley3]

I bought a Hovabator. They have the ones with thermostats so you don't have to adjust the temperature and also come with forced air. You need to buy an egg turner also. I bought the 1588 and it came with egg turner and 30 quail eggs. It has a clear top so you can watch the hatch. The GQF site had the best deal too. Little Giant also makes incubators.
Ebay has a lot of new ones of both brands for sale.



Susie

 

[MissPrissy]

Some of us made our own.

 

[ChrystalGail]

I made mine, but this is my first hatch, so I'm not sure how well it works yet. Good luck!

 

[User48]

I just found a good one on Craig's List. It's a Lyons & was brand new. The fellow I bought it from was even willing to ship it for me. Just do your research beforehand so you know what it would cost to buy it new from a retailer. Mine is for the long-term (probably next spring) goal of hatching peacocks, which require more space (bigger eggs), so you may also want to do some research re: which incubator has the capacity to meet your goals re: breed.

Good luck!

Laura

 

[jkcove08]

I will be hatching Call duck and Indian runner eggs, not on a huge scale, just a few.
10 or 15.

LOL That is what we all thought. It startes out at a few and then IT GROWS!!!! I have one Little Giant, 2 home made, 1 I use all the time and another just for back up, and now my sister just gave me a Lyons T6, I am using that to hatch smaller numbers of eggs.. Point is once you start it only get bigger.. Go with the flow and dont fight it though, you wont win. I told the DH this spring that I was not going to hatch eggs this year and that I would just buy some chicks. I have hatched about 40 to 50 chicks now and still have about 4 to 5 dozen to go. 2 are in bators now and I still have eggs coming.. Good luck, Jenn