Scary Bator

[MissPrissy]

I agree. Get the water and set some eggs.

I would advise since you don't know how old the wafer is to hurry and get an extra one ASAP just in case that one fritters out on ya during a hatch.

 

[chickabator]

I have one just like it but mine has an automatic turnner attatched . I have hatched chicks out of it as a matter of fact it is the first incubator that I used. mine holds 24 large chicken eggs it is what I hatched my rirs in and I had a very good hatch rate. it holds temps very good without a blanket. very reliable incubator. right now I am using my lyons tx6 I have 2 of them that way I dont have to open to add water .
On the brower 845 the water pan goes under the wire rack right in the center of the bator. It is very easy to adjust the temp in too. I just like having my lyons cause I can see the whole hatching it has a clear dome so you don't have to open to see eveything.
It does look like the wafer has eather been unscrewed on it or might need a new one. screw it back into place and plug it up and twist the adjuster on top to the right i think to increase the heat and the left to decrease it. see if the light comes on and when it is heated it will go out you just keep turning a little at a time till it reaches the right temp. be sure to put the thermometer under the window so you can shine a flashlight in there to see the temp though.

good luck

 

[Smitty's Farm]

Thanks everyone for all the help and advice.

Floor temp now since I cranked it a little is 101.4

I don't have any eggs to put in it just yet. I wanted to make sure this would work. Should I keep it running overnight to see if the temps hold?

Right now i have it plugged in in the kitchen, but I think I'll put it in the basement when it comes time to try to hatch.

A few more questions:
Do I need to put the grip shelf liner in the bottom? The original Hardwarecloth egg tray is a little warped, but I can probably straighten out a little.
When I get the hatching eggs do I set them for a day before I put them in the bator?
There isn't a light in there. The window is so old and foggy to look through. Hopefully it will clean up a little better. I've been having to read the themometer by putting a flashlight to the window. Couldn't that hurt the eggs??????

 

[chickabator]

in these incubators the temp at the top of the eggs need to be no more than 102 any more than that and it will fry the eggs. because there is no fan and the way it holds the heat in it the temp is higher at the top than the bottom so if the internal of the egg is to to 99.5 then the toop of the eggs will be No more than 102 I promise you if it is higher than that at the top of the eggs then they Will fry. I know from experiance

 

[Smitty's Farm]

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Good to know about the temps! I definitely don't want fried eggs.

The top knob is kinda wacked. I'll have to unsrew it and adjust it back on there. It's to the right to decrease & to the left to increase the temp. It seems to be holding steady so far.

The new Brower models has a nice big viewing top window and the inside comes out to pop in the dishwater to sanitize. I wish this one had a bigger viewing window also.

So you have an auto turner for the same model as this one?

 

[chickabator]

yes I do . I like that part of not having to turn the eggs, I don't like having to use a flashlight to see inside though but it works wonderful I have had very good hatch rates with it.

 

[Smitty's Farm]

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I'll have to ask about the egg turner when I call the company tomorrow. This one is so old I just assumed it wouldn't have one. I mean it's ancient. Maybe 35 plus yrs.

 

[Smitty's Farm]

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OOoh! I can't wait for you to post a picture. The transparent glass all the way around would be wonderful to view hatching. What does the top look like? If I bought a new one I was thinking of getting an updated Brower top hatch, but now I think I may have to check out the Lyons.

Hey Chickabator, you have one also....please post a pic.

 

[chickabator]

this is my lyons

this is my brower 845 inside with egg turning rack

this is the bottom of it with the turnning motor

 

[chickabator]

this is the turnner motor