King's Suro 20 vs. R Com 20???

[maureen9962]

Are these the same incubators? There seems to be a price difference of about 200$.

 

[ChooksChick]

NOT the same!!

The suro is small and the whole thing tilts to turn, while you have an external water source.

The Rcoms have a single larger unit and everything is self contained and super automated.

Pretty amazing incubators!

 

[maureen9962]

I am having trouble adding water to a HovaBator 1588 Genesis. I also have problems keeping the humidity up. I thought an external water source might be a good idea given that issue with mine. It looks like each of these units holds about 20 chicken eggs. In you opinion is the RCom 20 worth the extra $$.

 

[meriruka]

Love my R-com 20! All you have to do is add water occasionally and it does everything else.

 

[bel]

If I had the $$$ the Rcom that hooks up to the USB port on the computer looks awesome (any of the Rcoms look like good units).
We are using the king suro 20, its decent but my hatch was pretty bad time, I really don't know but could be due to using shipped eggs.
The external water is nice, I just used a plastic waterbottle and its easy to see when its running low, but I think the Rcom has alarms that tell you so its just as easy and its a lot more automated. Suro holds a couple more eggs.

 

[thatbloke]

I'm biased as of recently but it's a no brainer, I struggled last year with a styrobator no names mentioned....and put dozens of eggs through it..seriously and got maybe an 8% hatch rate, shipped, local didn't matter..(don't get me wrong they may work for some people depending on ambient climate but not for me)so I bit down, swallowed and bought an RCom 20 and I just hatched 9 out of ten with eggs shipped 3000 miles.

.my only beefs are 1/ it's 1/4 inch too narrow to fit 21 decent sized hens eggs and have them all roll on the turner and not pinch but I improvised a narrow divider that's working fine for round 2

and 2/ the bottom is too slippery without the "unavailable in the usa" hatching mat but a piece of paper towel worked just fine at lockdown..no need to open it really apart from adding that hatching non slip part

the temperature that is spot on and I double checked it with my egg-o-meter for the first round. As for humidity it is within 1%. And you just have to add luke warm water every few days through the front well, if you forget there's an alarm....does it get any better ?

Yeah ok the inital investment is high but when you add it all up ( I daren't ) initial styro purchase, add a fan, add a turner, temp. And humidity guages cos you don't believe the readings you have....THEN throw the cost of 100 or so eggs in and you're right there

Personally I think there maybe a world explosion in chicken populations if this gets out !

Cheers

 

[WoofMeowCluck]

With the R Com 20 I just had a (shipped Marans eggs) hatch rate of 16 out of 18. I cracked open the 2 unhatched eggs and they weren't fertile.

I think every model of incubator has a learning curve. This was my first hatch. I have ChooksChick to thank for the info on hatching Marans with the R Com20, thanks again!!!! I'll have no idea what to set the humidity for incubating & lock down for the next hatch. I have heard it varies for different breeds of chickens?? I needed a no brainer incubator and didn't want to waste money ruining eggs, that adds up in a hurry!