Nurture Right 360 Incubator Okay?

[WVduckchick]

Here is a cool video showing just how detailed you can see the chicks in this incubator. My 5 year old and I had a blast watching each egg hatch as we could see everything!!!

I bought it recently myself and used it for the first time. It has worked really well so far. I hatched 12/16, and still have about 6 hours left... The only thing I noticed is that it doesn't hold humidity as well. The last 2 days I wrapped the bottom with sarah wrap and it's held the humidity great!

Wrapped what? Where the lid meets the base??

 

[Tammy N]

Guys and gals i do a radio show about farm living id love you all to come on and talk about the good bad and issues as well as How great customer service was to you .i want the good and the bad thanks Tammy

 

[cooliechick]

My fan guards came today but more important is what else was included in the package. It is an Anti Moisture Seal Foam for the Incubator Display... a foam device to block moisture from damaging the heart of the incubator.

THANK YOU Harris Farm / Manna Pro Your attention to the problems of these incubators means a lot to me ( and my eggs/chicks).

I had received the fore mentioned Anti Moisture Seals but I had already started lockdown with #2 incubator and #1 was a couple days into a new cycle. I opted to finish the hatching of both before I added the seals. Unexpectedly, #2 had 15 eggs pip all at the same time. When they started hatching like popcorn, the humidity spiked and the electronics were not happy. Luckily, I was right there when this started... both temperature and humidity read outs were starting to flash and the candling light was turning on by itself. I immediately manually released humidity by raising the lid slightly to release some humidity. I also removed all but the 2 most recent hatchlings as they were the cause of the high humidity. I was able to maintain correct settings until the humidity leveled off by raising the lid a tad and maintained it until only 4 unhatched eggs were left. It was a busy couple of hours moving chicks, setting up a brooder for them, etc. but it worked. Everything settled down and I was able to trust the 'bator to continue on its own.

Days later, when adding the seal, I found it very well explained on how to do so in the accompanying instructions other than the longer screws sent with the seal are too long. The ones that are in the circuit board already are the correct size. If you use the long ones, it does not fasten down tight enough to seal out moisture, nor will the push buttons on the top work. The seal is made to fit the same height as the posts that the screws go into, thus that is the size of screw needed. (If you were to use the long ones and snug them down to the tightness required to hold the circuit board, you would either need to drill the posts out a bit and risk damage to those posts or outside case, or cause damage to the posts when the longer screws bottom out and are still not tight enough.) I will be adding the seal to my #1 'bator before it reaches lock down. I plan to warm up #2 and swap lids to do this.

Another point: The humidity control was loose in #2 when I un-boxed it. The screw was the problem. It was stripped at the tip and would not stay tight. Every time the lever was moved the screw would unscrew. I was able to trade that screw with one of the same type from the lid cover attachment screws. Both are holding their parts in an admirable fashion.

 

[cooliechick]

FYI: For those who have not received the moisture seal, in the directions, it says not to turn the lid over so it sits on its top as this allows moisture to run into the electronics and cause damage to them. As wet as mine got, it could be a lot of liquid too.

 

[zshepherd]

An answer to my earlier question. I managed to get the humidity where I want it at 35-45 % for day 1-18 by simply removing the red plug in the "B" water port (no water added) and keeping the vent on top wide open. It ran consistently at 37%-38% for 24 hours. In the morning, I added an additional 2 oz room temp (70 degrees) distilled water to the "A" port which brought the water level up to 2/3 full in the "A" port. It did cause a minor fluctuation in the RH, no lower than 35%, until it again stabilized at 37%-38% within 2 hours. I also played around with getting the humidity up for lockdown and I was able to get it to 57% by closing the vent to no more than 1/3 as per directions and reinserting the red plug. I am assuming, if I add a small amount of water to "B" on lockdown , I will have no problem getting the 60% I am looking for.

Based on my 2 calibrated, to the best of my ability, thermometer readings, I have set the digital temp to 100.5 as both were reading 1 degree lower than the digital display on the unit. I did raise the thermometers to the same height as the probe in the unit during the test. One thermometer was digital, one was analog.

I set my 9 shipped eggs today at 12:00 pm, after a 23 hour rest period. I candled them at unpackaging for cracks only. One was cracked and had leakage so I tossed that one. I have opted to do nothing special with the eggs. I did talk with the breeder and I am going to follow the advice given by them, as I am a total newbie. They are set on their sides with the turner turned on. I will only candle on day 18,so we shall see.

 

[Tammy N]

In the first one im setting cornish white LF i am so bumbed out the second one i cant use yet, Lots of Turkey eggs and lots of cornish eggs and the first round going into the second machine will be my meat mix Brahma cornish. to test threw . Once i get it Fixed . Question someone mentioned a moisture seal ? I didnt get one and i have 1 good working machine who do i ask for 1 from ?

 

[talkturkey]

Hmmm, I received the fan guard, but no Anti Moisture Seal Foam for the Incubator Display... guess I need to request one!

I had received the fore mentioned Anti Moisture Seals but I had already started lockdown with #2 incubator and #1 was a couple days into a new cycle. I opted to finish the hatching of both before I added the seals. Unexpectedly, #2 had 15 eggs pip all at the same time. When they started hatching like popcorn, the humidity spiked and the electronics were not happy. Luckily, I was right there when this started... both temperature and humidity read outs were starting to flash and the candling light was turning on by itself. I immediately manually released humidity by raising the lid slightly to release some humidity. I also removed all but the 2 most recent hatchlings as they were the cause of the high humidity. I was able to maintain correct settings until the humidity leveled off by raising the lid a tad and maintained it until only 4 unhatched eggs were left. It was a busy couple of hours moving chicks, setting up a brooder for them, etc. but it worked. Everything settled down and I was able to trust the 'bator to continue on its own.

Days later, when adding the seal, I found it very well explained on how to do so in the accompanying instructions other than the longer screws sent with the seal are too long. The ones that are in the circuit board already are the correct size. If you use the long ones, it does not fasten down tight enough to seal out moisture, nor will the push buttons on the top work. The seal is made to fit the same height as the posts that the screws go into, thus that is the size of screw needed. (If you were to use the long ones and snug them down to the tightness required to hold the circuit board, you would either need to drill the posts out a bit and risk damage to those posts or outside case, or cause damage to the posts when the longer screws bottom out and are still not tight enough.) I will be adding the seal to my #1 'bator before it reaches lock down. I plan to warm up #2 and swap lids to do this.

Another point: The humidity control was loose in #2 when I un-boxed it. The screw was the problem. It was stripped at the tip and would not stay tight. Every time the lever was moved the screw would unscrew. I was able to trade that screw with one of the same type from the lid cover attachment screws. Both are holding their parts in an admirable fashion.

 

[cooliechick]

Call Harris

If you are having condensation issues with the Nurture Right 360 digital screen, you can contact the manufacturer for a Styrofoam insert to stop the issue. It can be sent fairly quickly by sending an email to the following address: [email protected]

Here is the information to contact Harris Farms to get the moisture gasket (seal). Best wishes for many successful hatches....

 

[julietta]

I have this incubator, I got it from TSC. The hatching rates are phenomenal, temperature and humidity hold well.The only problem is that the fan inside the incubator could hurt the chickens. The chickens head are so small that the put their heads to the fan and they get cuts and bleed, nothing major but certainly disturbing.

 

[aart]

I have this incubator, I got it from TSC. The hatching rates are phenomenal, temperature and humidity hold well.The only problem is that the fan inside the incubator could hurt the chickens. The chickens head are so small that the put their heads to the fan and they get cuts and bleed, nothing major but certainly disturbing.

Contact the company, there's guard they will supply to you.