Naliez
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- May 7, 2015
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Hello, and thanks for reading! I am interested in incubating my own chicken eggs. Years ago, I had tried the cheap $20 table-top flying saucer type incubator with no luck. The eggs would make it up until the last couple of days and just quit. I've heard those incubators are pretty worthless, but I still had to try for myself. I would like to try again, but hopefully with some actual success this time! I'm a backyard enthusiast with zero experience in hatching eggs, so I am looking for recommendations, tips & tricks in finding a small (a dozen or LESS) WORKING incubator that doesn't cost me an arm and a leg. Even 12 would be way more than I need. I have good friends who live further out in the country who can take any roosters or extra chicks, so rehoming is not a problem. Also, any advice on aquiring the best eggs for hatching, handling advice, and any other important things I need to know for hatching success! Right now, I am just learning, so breed is not that important. I don't want to order an expensive breed only to have my inexperience cost me. (Although, ultimately, Jersey Giants are on the very top of my wish list!) Another thing, I've heard that especially with the current avian flu situation as well as the heat, ordering eggs (eBay in particular) is a bad idea for aquiring eggs. Soooo... Again, thank you in advance for reading and any and all advice is very much welcomed and appreciated!
Has anyone used this particular incubator, or is it just another waste of money? I couldn't find any reviews on it and the next least expensive one I found was almost $100 more! Is there no middle ground??? Do I just need to quit being a cheapskate, bite the bullet and fork out the money for an incubator that works? Lol
Has anyone used this particular incubator, or is it just another waste of money? I couldn't find any reviews on it and the next least expensive one I found was almost $100 more! Is there no middle ground??? Do I just need to quit being a cheapskate, bite the bullet and fork out the money for an incubator that works? Lol