Little Giant 9200

[Rainstorm]

How good is this incubator? I was thinking about getting one, ive never incubated before, so would it be a good first timers one?
or should I wait and find a circulated air one?

Thanks

Diana

 

[MAllen]

I'm new to incubating as well and looked at many models before I bought one. I got the Hova-Bator 1588 because it's about as easy to operate as they come. If you also get the egg turner for it then operation is as simple as plug it in and add water, that all there is to it really.

Matt

 

[2txmedics]

I have an LG, its very touchy...once you learn how to use it and work it...its easy...let me send yoiu a PM on incubating and see what you think...now granted...this is also done with other bators...but this is with my LG that I do this mainly.

 

[Elite Silkies]

I just bought the Hova-Bator 2362N from RandallBurkey.com for 129.99 with 9.99 shipping.

Another member bought hers off of Ebay for 109.95 plus 17.19 shipping and handling.

Here is the description:

This package combines our most popular Hova-Bator incubator (#2362N) with our most popular automatic turner (#1611).

The #2362N Hova-Bator uses a wafer thermostat to economically & effectively regulate the temperature in your incubator. With the wafer thermostat you can set and adjust the temperature within a range.

The #2362N also includes a turbo fan for better air circulation and a more uniform temperature in the unit.

The included #1611 turner saves you from having to turn your eggs by hand, which is the most demanding & time consuming part of egg incubation.

 

[2txmedics]

I sent you the pm ...like I stated I have a LG...and I can control the temps/humidity really good on the mark!! What I sent you is how I do it....been along day, not staying long on line, but Im around, pm me or find me....if you have any questions.

 

[geebs]

I would rather hatch using my armpit...

My personal experience with the LG is that they are unpredictable and there are better ones out there... Hove's 1588... worth the money.

 

[andrea98]

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would you send me the info also .....darn thing killed 6 of my 18 day olds last time & this time i havent adjusted the knob but it spikes & drops from 97.2 all the way to 102... i use towels to adjust the temp inside . i am taking it back & exchanging it after my hatch day ..it should not jump that much . i do have alive ones i seen it move yesterday so i took that egg out to my broody , she had two from the same set as she went broody on two ping pong balls so i just took some eggs out of the bator & gave them to her so now she has 3. this thing just makes me so mad , i really wanted the last set of eggs

ohh my hatch day is monday the 31st

 

[2txmedics]

andrea...sent it to you. Ask if you dont understand it...I try to break it down alittle.

 

[walkswithdog]

You can make an LG work - it's just a matter of figuring the dam things out.

That said, there were things I didn't like about it even when it did work for me.

I hated the size - both the cramped size of only 40 eggs and the height, and the nearness of hatching chicks in a turner to the element, and I hated it without the turner and hand turning because you get burned on the element. I wanted better visability.

So I went homemade - first a foam cooler - chick-a-bator like MissPrissy's, then a metal cooler based one - bigger, then a mini-fridge bator - Darthbator (still love it) and a small 8 bottle wine-cooler one - LRC little red corvette.

What I spent on all Four of those - I could have bought ONE hovabator. And learned very little about incubation in the process. At each stage I learned more about ventilation, humidity, heat sources, air circulation and what I want in the way of room and results and control.

I have two working bators. I learned a LOT. I saved a ton of money in the long run. I get to tinker and improve. And I was saving for a Dickey - when I found an antique Leahy for 75.00.

A hova-bator is a good working bator especially the genesis but I would have been miserable spending that money and having that element/visibility and a small number of eggs, and a top that is that awkward.

I hated top opening bators with or without hinges. All mine have front doors with windows.

So while you can buy a hovabator genesis. If it were me and I wanted to buy a small desktop bator I'd save for awhile longer and get the Brinsea. The design has many benefits over foam bators.

Or build a few homemades, hatch and sell chicks/chickens and buy bigger Brinsea or a Dickey or Sportsman or old redwood bator and be really happy.

It depends on what you want not only now but in the long run. Hatching is an addiction. The big cabinet bators will reliably hatch small batches, but no small bator will do 100 or more eggs at once if you're so inclined.

Most people who get LGs go on to other bators.

Build your own for awhile, see what you like and need and then buy storebought. You learn more. That's just my take on it.