INCUBATORS??????????????????????????????

[ChickenExtreme]

I'm new at the incubator thing and was wanting opinions on the( Little Giant Still Air Incubator) VS (Hova Bator Incubator) Hatching success rate???? Temperature Control???? Over all Durability ????

 

[cupman]

I did the hovabator 1588 genesis. It's a little bit more expensive than some of your other incubators but I was really happy with it. It was really cool hatching eggs that my rooster and hens produced, quite the experience. I wish I had more land and could afford to feed more birds... I would use the thing every month. I do recommend the automatic turners.. there are those who say they are against them so they can feel closer to their birds and that is fine.. but for me I just couldn't turn the eggs three times every single day. I only ever did one set of eggs, out of 42 eggs 28 made it to lockdown and 22 hatched, two died during the zipping stage, bad luck. I was unusually lucky, 20 hens and 2 roosters.

 

[ChickenExtreme]

Thanks, I would love to start out with that kind of luck

. Not to sound silly, but what is lockdown? And what is the zipping stage?