Official BYC Poll: What type of incubator do you use?

[gimmie birdies]

I am using a still air farm innovator incubator. I have made many incubators in the past though.

tips on this one? I took out both plugs, but taped down the clear (glass- actually plastic because there was gap.) I these are not on a turner, my turner would not fit but they are just for setting eggs on and I hand turn. 3 days before hatch I remove the yellow trays so they don't catch a foot, and I place paper towels down for them to hatch on, I have had a chick catch navel on wire and it pulled out the contents, not pretty. I have water in a dish not the under trays I think the incubator gets messy that way. I also have a therm/hydro-mom inside for even better readings.

 

[gimmie birdies]

yes have back up incubators, I had one I bought one yellow topper that had been used once, I hatched out fine, the following year it conked out 2 weeks in, I ordered another incubator, paid for it to come one-2 days, it came one week later. I had a home made incubator they went in, but that hatch was not great.

 

[SueT]

Same here! It seems to hatch very well. But How do you go about keeping the humidity in it??

I put an incutherm thermometer-hygrometer inside to monitor humidity. It is readable from the outside. When humidity gets too low, I add water w an eyedropper thru a hole we drilled below the egg tray --this way I don't have to open the lid to add water.

(re Janoel 12 for those wondering what brand we're talking about)

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

I put an incutherm thermometer-hygrometer inside to monitor humidity. It is readable from the outside. When humidity gets too low, I add water w an eyedropper thru a hole we drilled below the egg tray --this way I don't have to open the lid to add water.
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(re Janoel 12 for those wondering what brand we're talking about)

That hole is a very good idea! There’s a hydrometer in ours but it’s not the greatest quality, we always have to put much more water than that in the bottom, so much so that it’s almost touching the platform. Weird.

 

[SueT]

That hole is a very good idea! There’s a hydrometer in ours but it’s not the greatest quality, we always have to put much more water than that in the bottom, so much so that it’s almost touching the platform. Weird.

Humidity in the incubator will depend on the humidity in your house, but we only needed to add a few drops of water at a time, a tiny puddle at the bottom. I cannot imagine needing as much water as you describe in there. It is worth getting a good quality thermometer/hygrometer, and the IncuTherm from Incubator Warehouse is supposedly very accurate.
https://incubatorwarehouse.com/incubator-thermometer-hygrometer.html

 

[Shezadandy]

Standard old Little Giant forced air incubator with automatic turner. because that's what's for sale on the shelves around here. My original one was verrrrry frustrating - and when it died it took out 10 of my eggs. I had always wanted to upgrade- but I found myself many days into incubation with a dead incubator, no suitable broody to put the eggs under, and stuck with one choice: another Little Giant.

The new one, which has the dangling almost microphone looking thing that acts as the sensor is a hundred times better than the old one which had that irritating flat piece of plastic. It's been much easier to calibrate and while I would loved to have gotten something much nicer- it's what was available. Usually I use broodies as much as possible... but sometimes it just doesn't work out.

 

[Paterino Del Galaxia]

My Homemade incubator that does not make use of gas and electricity; mimics natural incubation process(a hen sitting on eggs), this is dry incubation method by the way because I didn't mist the eggs. This is eco friendly and doesn't pollute the air. That's why I casted my vote on others. If you're interested on how I made the incubator, I am currently writing an article about it here in BYC or you can watch it now on the video:

I reinvented old techniques to fuse in the modern world. If you plan on making something like this, it's also great as a backup or alternative incubator for such emergencies like if the power goes out unexpectedly.

Here's a photo:

Note: It's an old faulty rice cooker with power issues, I used it as the housing for the eggs.

 

[Three Little Bunnies]

I haven't incubated yet, but I plan to use a broody hen.

 

[DylanP]

I use a styrofoam hovabator i had for like 13 years or more , a Marsh Roll-x and a incuview

 

[muddy75]

Janoelle 12 and brinsea ovation 28 advance
Retired my generic 56 egg bators