Second Time Hatching — shipped & backyard eggs

[aart]

good thing i have Hatch Watcher set up while im stuck at work

there’s three babies so far and more still pipping

Are you getting any work done?

 

[cluckingheck]

Are you getting any work done?

nah, not now, my shift is over lol

 

[momofseven]

So I personally had better results with the Farm Innovators over the Hovabator and Little Giant as far as styrofoam incubators go BUT when asked about incubators I take everyone else's experiences into account as well and Farm Innovators comes in under Hovabator overall so general consensus is usually that it's better than a Little Giant and Chinabators.
So this is my personal ratings on incubators I've used and what others have said about them. Pros and cons to everything of course and the only reason Brinsea comes in under IncuView is because of price point. It would probably be in second otherwise.

1. Nurture Right 360
2. IncuView
3. Brinsea
4. Hovabator
5. Farm Innovators
6. Little Giant
7. Yellow top Chinabator

So obviously there are incubators I haven't used as well. I've heard a lot of great things about RComs as well. I don't know if this helps you to decide or not but the Farm Innovators is likely better than the loaner but not as good as your NR360.

I have 3 hovabators (one from the 1960’s) and 1 little giant and have great hatches. My worst was after a power cut when I wasn’t at home, still hatched 55%
I’m scared to try something new

 

[cluckingheck]

there’s 7 babies now! more still working at it

 

[cluckingheck]

these guys in Emmy are set to hatch the 18th.

 

[cluckingheck]

I already hear a chick peeping, so maybe I’ll have some chicks a little sooner than I thought...

 

[cluckingheck]

Everyone laid their egg today which is rather rare....you have no idea how badly I want to throw these babies in the incubator lol

 

[aart]

you have no idea how badly I want to throw these babies in the incubator

Oh, I think I do
What are you going to do with all the chicks you are hatching?

 

[cluckingheck]

Oh, I think I do
What are you going to do with all the chicks you are hatching?

ahhh, the two batches I’ve hatched already have someone to buy them. i don’t know what I’d do with these chicks, though! still very tempting

 

[cluckingheck]

FIRST CHICK IN EMMY HAS HATCHED AND IT HAS A PEA OR ROSE COMB!! so Maude could be the dad or the egg was from one of the wyandottes....or it could be all of the above. I guess we’ll see when it dries off if it has a beard or not