Okay - egg people - this is what I am planing to order 4 the hubby..

[gavinandallison]

Little Giant Egg Incubator Combo KitIncubator
1 x Little Giant Egg Incubator with Circulated Air Fan Kit $ 0.00
Choose an Egg Turner (1st option included in price)
1 x Little Giant Automatic Egg Turner 6300 $ 0.00
Choose a Thermometer (1st option included in price)
1 x Digital Thermometer Hygrometer with Min/Max Memory $ 0.00
Would you like your Fan Kit Installed?
Yes

 

[gavinandallison]

If of course you all think it is a good one for him ( First time chicken people ) .. Personally I would prefer to buy my chickens already born , with our luck we will get 10 out of 12 roosters ...

Is there anything else I should order - I went to the incubator warehouse as suggested

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

You will need a nice bright flashlight to candle with. When you hold it up and place your palm on the light, you should be able to see some veins in your hand.

I myself am very happy with my Brinsea Mini Advance. It will only hold 7 eggs, though.

 

[debilorrah]

Personally I would stay away from the Little Giant. There are all kinds of horror stories about bad hatches with that bator.

 

[gavinandallison]

gosh I hope it does not do more than 7 at a time .. the incubator web site does not show that brand ... maybe I should shopping awhile longer ...

 

[flgardengirl]

My LG does okay with my own eggs. If I have shipped eggs it has varied results. It takes some tweaking and getting used to but it is do-able and okay for a first incubator hatcher. I put some holes in the sides of mine with aquarium tubing and a large syringe for humidity and added a fan and automatic turner.

 

[funnybirds]

The Brinsea website was having a sale on the Eco 20's for around 99.00. I'd get that one with the turner. Which I think was also on sale.
It's supposed to have really good temp control.
Just my humble opinion...
They have higher end models (digital readouts etc), but I suggested this one in case you needed to watch your pennies.
Great gift idea!

 

[gryeyes]

Oh, please order a Brinsea incubator!

Www.brinsea.com

I have two miniAdvance models, two MiniAdvance EX models, and three Octagon20 Advance EX models.

My very first was the MiniAdvance, and it holds 7 eggs. Eggscellent incubator for a newbie!

It's nearly fool-proof. The EX models are STUPID proof.

(I am not a salesperson for the company, nor do I get any "kickback" - I just really swear by the products and customer service.)

 

[PepsNick]

I recommend the hova bator gneneiss (not sure how to spell that?) for a first timer. You'll be hatching a LOT more after you've hatched once... oh god...

 

[1mommahen]

Genisis Hovabator 1588 with turner!

www.cutlersupply.com