Oct 20 Eco, built in thermemoter or digital?

[Ruditchka]

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THere are other factors to take into consideration on why his eggs didnt hatch in his rcom.... But the incubator hes talking about now is the brinsea..

Danny does not like Brinsea but he can't tell why.

All he says "bad design" and "cheap components" which is bull.

This is well designed , solid, durable and reliable incubator.

Brinsea ECO 20 is a super bargain at $99.00 (sale price) and still a bargain at regular price of $139.

People have 100 % hatches on shipped eggs in Brinsea and first time hatchers have consistently excellent hatches.

I have one and I am very happy with it, my first hatch 9 out of 10 shipped eggs hatched and healthy.

If the egg is fertile and hatchable Brinsea will hatch it, even new not experienced hatchers are doing good with Brinsea.

There's always "one" in the crowd

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[DANNY]

It would be nice to be an expert after one hatch.

 

[Keisha]

Danny does not like Brinsea but he can't tell why

I do agree with you that the Brinsea is a good incubator, but everyones entitled to their own opinion

 

[mikecoscia]

Sorry forgot to go into more detail about the first incubator. The R-Com mini I used has a preset for duck eggs, it read 37c, but the manual said it was 37.5c. It did not have the ability to show .10ths of a degree. I have NO idea what the humdity was. The whole thing was supposed to be automatic. Put in the eggs, select chicken, duck, quail, or mystery bird (your own settings). It the start button and off it went. It turned the eggs every three hours 180 degrees, kept temps stable at 37.5, and no idea about humidity. When I opened the eggs after they died they were really tightly wrapped in their membranes, so I am thinking humidity was way to low.

However anything could have went wrong, could have been the automatic turning. I read call ducks don't do well with it or the humidity. However I think temps were okay.

Hoping I get at least one healthy hatchling this time. I was recommended to get the water wiggler and use that to monitor temps, just worried cause the built in thermometer was so high at 102F. Oh my humidity is at 52% now also, but that's with both reservoirs filled and some cut sponges in them. Also manually turning the whole incubator 90 degrees three times a day.

So it looks like the general consensus is to keep my temps where they are and watch the wiggler.

 

[mikecoscia]

Been watching the wriggler for a few days now and it does fluctuate a bit, between 37.3c and 37.5c. Hopefully that will not be an issue in the long term.

 

[IggiMom]

Um--I have no experience with either, but I do think that Brinsea overcharges for shipping.

I have been going back and forth and back and forth.

My little three guys who hatched out yesterday in the LG and looking GREAT!

Fluffy and cute and healthy.