Is this a good beginner incubator?

[junebuggena]

It's actually a bargain when you compare it to the better known brands. Especially since they do guarantee it for a full year. It's definitely cheaper than buying something that's not going to be reliable and has no sort of guarantee, that you just end up having to replace entirely.

 

[ChickenGrass]

I would definatly recommend brinsea.
I know there probably out of your price rage
But brinsea were having a sale to get rid of the older model
Incubators since they brought out a new design.
I know that they are out if your price range
But if you want a well known and reliable incubator I would
Definatly buy a brinsea
Goodluck

 

[Abby32922]

It's actually a bargain when you compare it to the better known brands. Especially since they do guarantee it for a full year. It's definitely cheaper than buying something that's not going to be reliable and has no sort of guarantee, that you just end up having to replace entirely.

I would consider it, but I just don't have that much money. I'll only have about $100 after I sell my extra chicks.

 

[TroyerSis]

I would consider it, but I just don't have that much money. I'll only have about $100 after I sell my extra chicks.

We just got an old, used one for $15 at a farm sale. Worked great! We hatched 2 beautiful chickie babies! You could try looking for used, local ones.

 

[AllynTal]

Brinsea is very good, but very expensive.

Incubator Warehouse has a couple of Little Giants for under $100.
http://incubatorwarehouse.com/egg-incubators/combokits.html

With the less expensive incubators, you'll be doing a lot of hands-on during the process (turning the eggs manually several times a day, for example), but you can get a decent hatch if you're attentive. Do get a separate humidity monitor and calibrate it. Something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MXEA3X0
works fine.

And I wouldn't trust the temp read-out on the incubator panel either.

Also, check Craigslist for a used one. It doesn't hurt to look. Clean it out good with a bleach solution before you use it.

 

[Abby32922]

Brinsea is very good, but very expensive.

Incubator Warehouse has a couple of Little Giants for under $100.
http://incubatorwarehouse.com/egg-incubators/combokits.html

With the less expensive incubators, you'll be doing a lot of hands-on during the process (turning the eggs manually several times a day, for example), but you can get a decent hatch if you're attentive. Do get a separate humidity monitor and calibrate it. Something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MXEA3X0
 works fine.

And I wouldn't trust the temp read-out on the incubator panel either.

Also, check Craigslist for a used one. It doesn't hurt to look. Clean it out good with a bleach solution before you use it.

Ok, thanks!

 

[ChickenGrass]

I was just thinking
Are you going to start breeding poultry?
If you would like to get a brinsea
Then I was thinking that first off buy a cheaper incubator
And then after a couple breeding seasons and you have some money
saved up you could buy a more expensive one?
That is if your selling the chicks your hatching.
Goodluck
Fionn.

 

[Ravynscroft]

I can't really spend much, I'm just doing this as part of a 4-H project. Are there any good ones under $100?

Genesis are the best styros, but for under $100, the Hovabator 1602N is the best of those... you can get just it for under $50, or with a turner for just under $100...

http://incubatorwarehouse.com/egg-incubators/combokits/hova-bator-1602n-combo-kits.html