The 10th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!!

[Pgrine]

I'll hatch lavender Orpington, lavender/buff Orpington mix, & silkies

 

[mlm Mike]

So I made a separate thread but I'll ask here as well since I'm needing it for the Hatch A Long. I need a new incubator. Haven't used my Farm Innovators for years and last time I did I had an extremely difficult time with it and a not great hatch. I was waffling between the Hovabator Genesis and IncuView All in One. Honestly I'm leaning more towards the Genesis as I've read reviews about it over the years and for the most part they are always good. The IncuView is new to me but I like the design and the fact it's plastic and not styro but that doesn't always mean it's better.

Anyone have any personal experience with these?

My hovabator works fine.

 

[Razadia]

This sounds so fun! I can't wait! I have an incubator full of chicken eggs right now, my first time hatching eggs by myself, due to hatch March 1st! Just enough time to get the incubator cleaned and the bitties moved out to the grow pen so I can take part in the Easter Hatch-a-long! My Husband is going to kill me...but the incubator is quiet so if he doesn't catch me, he can't stop me! lol!
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I just read through the entire thread and have already learned a thing or two about quail sexing and the pet market in NY (apparently selling the sewer gators in the pet stores now, lol! ) I can't wait to see what else I learn from the rest of the wonderful members!

We're a chatty bunch.

 

[BullChick]

We're a chatty bunch.

You are, but I only impart wisdom.

 

[Happy Chooks]

My hovabator works fine.

Mine too. My hovabator was my first incubator. But my Brinsea is easy peasy, don't have to adjust anything. I typically incubate in the Brinsea and hatch in the hovabator because it's bigger.

 

[mlm Mike]

Mine too. My hovabator was my first incubator. But my Brinsea is easy peasy, don't have to adjust anything. I typically incubate in the Brinsea and hatch in the hovabator because it's bigger.

The hovabator was my first incubator, too. Small hatches I do everything in brinsea, hovabator for large hatches, or when I was doing lots of quail.

 

[ronott1]

So I made a separate thread but I'll ask here as well since I'm needing it for the Hatch A Long. I need a new incubator. Haven't used my Farm Innovators for years and last time I did I had an extremely difficult time with it and a not great hatch. I was waffling between the Hovabator Genesis and IncuView All in One. Honestly I'm leaning more towards the Genesis as I've read reviews about it over the years and for the most part they are always good. The IncuView is new to me but I like the design and the fact it's plastic and not styro but that doesn't always mean it's better.

Anyone have any personal experience with these?

Give the Incuview a shot if you can get a good price for it. The Genesis is very good too so it depends on cost really.

 

[ChickenFox]

Give the Incuview a shot if you can get a good price for it. The Genesis is very good too so it depends on cost really.

The cheapest I've found the IncuView is around $199. I can get a Hovabator for $150 and reuse my egg turner I had in my FI... I didn't think it would be this hard to pick a new incubator. I'm kicking myself so hard for not get a Brinsea octo 20 eco back when they still made them and they were on sale. The new Ovations are just too far out of my price range. Especially since I'll just be hatching chicks for my mother or to immediately take to a SWAP since I can't keep them myself... I really need to move somewhere I can have my chooks again. lol

 

[ronott1]

The cheapest I've found the IncuView is around $199. I can get a Hovabator for $150 and reuse my egg turner I had in my FI... I didn't think it would be this hard to pick a new incubator. I'm kicking myself so hard for not get a Brinsea octo 20 eco back when they still made them and they were on sale. The new Ovations are just too far out of my price range. Especially since I'll just be hatching chicks for my mother or to immediately take to a SWAP since I can't keep them myself... I really need to move somewhere I can have my chooks again. lol

Keep an eye out on Craig's list for an octagon. Someone might be looking to upgrade for Spring hatching season

 

[ShrekDawg]

I see it for $175 on their website? Are you looking at one of the package deals or something?

https://incubatorwarehouse.com/incuview-egg-incubator.html

https://incubatorwarehouse.com/egg-incubators/combokits/incuview-combo-kits.html

Of course it is still more expensive than the Hovabator but the nice thing for me is it comes with a turner, a huge window for viewing the hatch (the most fun part), and it is plastic so easy to clean. I don’t have an incubator yet so never used it but I was seriously considering getting the incuview due to it being plastic as opposed to styrofoam. The only downside though, at least to me, is that it holds less eggs than the Hovabator yet is more expensive or the same price. So that is somewhat of a negative. BUT. Since I likely would not be hatching a lot of eggs, it is not an issue for me and I like being able to see everything during the hatches. But if you were hatching a large number of chicks, it might be more worth it to get the Hovabator. Especially since you already have a turner. For me, I don’t so it would cost about the same as the Incuview so it just comes down to personal preference for me and I still am not sure.