Need advice on the better-performing incubator (Incubator Superbowl)

[Chicken Keith]

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Thank you for the compliment. I can talk big fancy words, but I'm not smart or patient enough to do a good job of building an incubator. I truly enjoy talking with & the company of other people who see the majesty of God working when a baby chick hatches.

 

[silkiechicken]

Good luck. I almost think that since parrot breeders are so picky, they are also not hatching out 10, 30, 100 eggs at a time so they can literally micro regulate the temperatures at the individual eggs. As with all incubators, you'll have to figure out what works best for you with that model. Good luck!

 

[Chicken Keith]

Ok, everyone! I just candled my 27 bantam (silkie) eggs after week 1 (one) of incubation and got 17 viable embryos. 15 out of those 17 were clearly moving, no blood rings. The other 2 looked like they were developing slower, but I saw no blood rings (dead embryo indication).

Miracle!

I'm fussy about my incubation because (here's true confessions time) last month I tried to hatch peafowl. I got 0% out of 10 eggs set. 1 egg formed an embryo on about the 4th or 5th day and died.

I was licking my heart-wounds pretty hard because I foolishly shelled out $60 for 10 peafowl eggs and got nada, zippo.

Peachicks are hard as hades to hatch. You'd better ensure you've got exactly 99.5 degree temps at the exact location of that egg, and do NOT let humidity slip below 50%

 

[kstaven]

Parrot people are finicky/picky????

I'm one of those Parrot people and I'm really not THAT finicky. Or at least not that I will admit to.

I can say, I tried an R Com and prefer the Brinsea. I have hatched parrot eggs in a hova also. Yes they are more sensitive to temperature and humidity fluctuations, but even a hova can supply a stable enough environment if you are cautious.