R-Com 2-7 Egg digital incubator

[lobb40118]

http://www.brinsea.com/products/rcom.html
http://www.brinsea.com/detail.aspx?ID=110


Has anyone ever used one of these or anything similar? All I would ever need is a small incubator due to me only wanting a 3-5 size flock. I was just curious if this works any good?

 

[ddeans]

I have only heard good things about them, they are nearly impossible to mess up the hatch.

 

[lobb40118]

Cool, the only down side is that it is over 100 bucks. All i want is small groups though so a high hatch rate for a small batch would be essential and it says all you have to do is add water sounds almost too good.

 

[swtangel321]

Try looking on Craigslist.com in your area or ebay, you might be able to find a used one !!

 

[lobb40118]

I might put a wanted post in there but i rarely see incubators for the surounding Craigslists. Mostly chicks and grown birds.

 

[lurky]

This is the best price i found for it while i was shopping for r-coms. I dont know if you have found a better price, but just in case................ http://www.brinsea.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=52

ETA: i see you found it

 

[lobb40118]

yeah i will eventually get one if i can't find a used one cheaper. I am new to poultry and have no need for anymore right now because i have 3 pullets and my two peafowl but thought i might try a small batch in the future to see how i fair or incase my peahen does not get broody( she is too young right now anyways so no real rush on the incubator). I just want to see if anyone has used this incubator and if it is worth the large price for a small incubator.

 

[olpoll]

I'm using a r-com at the moment its my first time the eggs are on day 11 now and i candled them last night and all's going well lots of wriggles and jerks going on inside the eggs,
there due to hatch boxing day so i keep posting and let you know how things go.
as for the r-com its great all you need to do is top the water up every 5 days or so.

 

[lobb40118]

sweet do you have the 3 egg or one of the larger models?

 

[mr.majestik]

I have one and it's a piece of JUNK. It worked for one hatch and started leaking, power fluctuations etc so after that I just trashed it. Build a Ms. Prissy styrofam bator for next to nothing. I used both during my last hatch cycle and the Ms. prissy bator beat the Rcom and LG still air in hatch %'s.