incubators...

[creekrocket]

I know its been talked about before, but in your experience, what is one of the best incubators out there at a reasonable price? I know nothing about incubators or how they work, so could y'all help me out with this subject?
kinda like what's the difference between forced air and still air incubators, or to turn or not to turn...
as much help on the subject I can get is appreciated.
thanks a lot everyone!

 

[Buffalo Chopper]

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[creekrocket]

I Looked But Couldn't Find It...

 

[James the Bald]

I know its been talked about before, but in your experience, what is one of the best incubators out there at a reasonable price? I know nothing about incubators or how they work, so could y'all help me out with this subject?
kinda like what's the difference between forced air and still air incubators, or to turn or not to turn...
as much help on the subject I can get is appreciated.
thanks a lot everyone!

If you ask 10 different people, you may end up with 10 different answers. The difference between the forced air and still air is on forced air, the warm air circulates within the incubator; whereas a still air does not, and the temperatures fluctuate up to 5 degrees (+-) inside the incubator. The main difference between the 2 are the price. In some cases, the forced air can be $40 - 60 higher just for the fact that there is a fan inside. I "almost" purchased a still air and was going to install an old computer fan inside to circulate the air, but a forced air incubator became available on sale so I ended up with a Farm Innovators 4200. If you know someone with some electrical knowhow, you could ask them to install a computer fan for you. A computer fan normally sells at radio shack for $10, and there are videos online that can assist.
I hope this helps, and good luck.

 

[FarmerGilland]

I have bought several incubators and they quit on me in the middle of incubation. I finally got on here and looked up homemade incubators and made my own. It's cheaper and I have a more successful hatch rate.