Looking to incubate

[blriehl]

Howdy!

I'm looking to start incubating eggs this coming year and am obviously a novice... I would like an incubator that will hold around 10-20 eggs. I would prefer an automatic egg turner along with something to control humidity... OR is it better to do it yourself? Any brands that are better than others?

 

[sumi]

I think this article will pretty much tell you what you need to know, from choosing an incubator to hatch day:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101

There are a few good incubators out there and you can of course build yourself one. Personally I'm a Brinsea fan. I have an Octagon Eco 20 with a turner and I've had great hatches in it. You can fit 24 chicken eggs in there comfortably, more if you stack them and discard some at some stage (infertiles etc)

 

[blriehl]

I know there's 3 Brinsea octagon 20 models... Which one do you think is best?

 

[sumi]

I've only used the one I have at the moment, so I can't comment on the other two models, but have a look through or ask on this thread:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/579490/the-brinsea-octagon-20-eco-thread-hatches-etc-pics