Redwood Incubators - Information, help, for sale and wanted

[Lil Zoo]

I swear I'm never this lucky.

Actually the inside has a bit of surface rust but all the egg turners work so a little steel wool will probably shine it right up. I will take your advise just deep clean it and I will look for a place to enamel the water tray. I sure can afford that with my $200 find and then I won't have to worry about it for ever. It doesn't smell at all. I am wondering because of the dust, and cobwebs inside if it was stored in his shed with the lid open, which could of been a good thing. All the wood inside is very sturdy. The drawers slide out perfectly. The outside I think you are right would shine right up with a little sanding and a lot of elbow grease with oil. A light sanding on the drawers would probably make them look like new also. It still has all the metal tabs on each corner of the outside edges. The vents all slide like they are new. The electrical cord for being 60+ years old has only some surface wrinkles.

We are moving it in my sewing room today and the deep clean up begins.

Thank you for all the help. I started this year trying to hatch peafowl eggs with LG Styrofoam incubators. Not a good showing for all the eggs I tried. My knowledge of incubators is total ignorance. I am amazed that they aren't a lot more complicated. Believe me I would of never guessed those round things were wafers. I was looking for something square that I would call a wafer. Since I found nothing resembling a wafer I was sure I was missing some parts. I will check the sleeve.

 

[Rainwolf]

 

[Lil Zoo]

Anyone interested I seen a Humidaire Rotary Electric Incubator listed in Iowa city/ Quad Cities. It is located in Cambridge, Illinios listing number is [email protected]. Says fan, heater and light works said inside is good. I take it that it rotates so you don't have to roll the eggs but that motor is not with it. It is made by the Brower Manufacturing Company. It is listed for $200. Phone number on this add is 217-720-2016. It looks like a very interesting set up.

 

[3forfree]

here's a link to one on utube........

 

[Lil Zoo]

Could be a good DIY project for someone. Rather unique, it really tilts.

 

[Rainwolf]

Heres one in Austin
http://austin.craigslist.org/grq/3345874851.html

 

[Lil Zoo]

Heres one in Austin
http://austin.craigslist.org/grq/3345874851.html

Wow they look like beauties. You know if you buy a new modern incubator you have as much money in them and you check out like Legg peafowl farm he really likes the old redwoods. Peafowl are really temperamental when it comes to heat and humidity. I hope I can tell you next fall that I had a fabulous hatch rate. I couldn't really go anywhere but up from last year.

 

[Lil Zoo]

There is a Favorite Incubator made by Leahy listed under Joplin, Missouri. Actually in Lamar, MO. It looks a lot like my Farm Master on the outside. Listed for $300. Says it works. [email protected]

 

[quintinp]

Here is an incubator I just bought. Paid $125 for it. It was about 70 miles away from me, and I only paid $25 for the shipping.

It is a Favorite Leahy, No. 624 It has 6 trays, and each tray supposedly holds about 104 eggs.
It holds temps GREAT! I couldn't be more pleased with it.
The temperature range was about 99.4 to 99.8 overnight. I placed 3 dozen eggs in it, and have 27 left that are fertile after being incubated 12 days.

It needs to be cleaned a bit better, but the rust isn't coming off for me.

Here are the pictures you guys really wanted to see.

I did do a light sanding on the front, and top of the incubator. I then waxed the wood. The wax made it smooth and shiny, and also gave it a wonderful smell.

I wish the window could have been cleaned, but it is double paned, and between the two panes of glass, I guess some chick fluff got in between them and got them dirty.

***** BONUS, It came with the original hygrometer too. The mercury thermometers are my new favorite thermometers too. They are sensitive to temp change, and read very accurately.

 

[Rainwolf]