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I googled both of those and now see what you are talking about.


oh, my.....I see an incubator in my future.
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ozexpat said:
i could get pics of this kritter no problem

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Someday you'll pay for posting a potty pic. Karma's gonna get you!


kingfrodo said:
so today after working in the yard all day (it got up to 70 here) I needed to go to TSC to get some chicken feed, I had to talk the DH out of buying an incubator!!!???

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What parrallel universe am I in?

I probably should of said yes, but I got scared b/c I know nothing about hatching eggs......
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Oh, no...it's happening!!!

kingfrodo said:
I googled both of those and now see what you are talking about.


oh, my.....I see an incubator in my future.
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Yeah...I would definitely say that if you didn't jump in and get the el cheapo, you should hold off and get a Brinsea or something good. You'll waste a lot of money on eggs in a cheaper incubator, and have little success until you've worked hard to figure out the tedious nuances of that ONE styrobater. In the meantime, you'll have a dependable, easy to manage incubator chugging away feeding your voracious need to hatch (if you don't have it yet, you will) if you go right for the better version.

...and you'd end up buying the better one in the end after losing a bunch of eggs to the cheapo, anyway.

It's an insidious addiction. Run. Run away. Now!!!
 
ChooksChick said:
Yeah...I would definitely say that if you didn't jump in and get the el cheapo, you should hold off and get a Brinsea or something good. You'll waste a lot of money on eggs in a cheaper incubator, and have little success until you've worked hard to figure out the tedious nuances of that ONE styrobater. In the meantime, you'll have a dependable, easy to manage incubator chugging away feeding your voracious need to hatch (if you don't have it yet, you will) if you go right for the better version.

...and you'd end up buying the better one in the end after losing a bunch of eggs to the cheapo, anyway.

It's an insidious addiction. Run. Run away. Now!!!
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X2. I have hundreds of dollars in styrofoam incubators and associated turners - the 1588 is now my hatcher and the Brinsea Eco 40 is my backup hatcher (using it as such for the first time right now, before this I have been using it to set shipped eggs up to 5 days without turning). I finally broke down and bought a Sportsman 1502 - which is completely unnecessary unless you want to hatch a lot of eggs, but I do like it. Hated the price. Almost became ill as I typed my credit card number in to buy it, in fact. I love to hatch, and I sell most of what I hatch and keep back a few to grow out (unless I get talked out of them later). After setting hundreds of eggs both shipped and laid here that didn't hatch, and listening to repeated lectures about how I wasted all that money on incubators that don't work, I relented.

I like the 1588 as a hatcher, although I have one of the underperforming ones they shipped out over a certain period of time and I need to contact them to replace it. I love the Eco 40 for everything but the turner. I dislike the turning cradle.

If you want to hatch once or twice a year, get a 1588, or an Eco 20 if you can afford it. If not, you will work out the TSC incubator but regret all the lost potential chicks. Sell a couple dozen chicks and it pays for the difference.
 
Pozees said:
X2. I have hundreds of dollars in styrofoam incubators and associated turners - the 1588 is now my hatcher and the Brinsea Eco 40 is my backup hatcher (using it as such for the first time right now, before this I have been using it to set shipped eggs up to 5 days without turning). I finally broke down and bought a Sportsman 1502 - which is completely unnecessary unless you want to hatch a lot of eggs, but I do like it. Hated the price. Almost became ill as I typed my credit card number in to buy it, in fact. I love to hatch, and I sell most of what I hatch and keep back a few to grow out (unless I get talked out of them later). After setting hundreds of eggs both shipped and laid here that didn't hatch, and listening to repeated lectures about how I wasted all that money on incubators that don't work, I relented.

I like the 1588 as a hatcher, although I have one of the underperforming ones they shipped out over a certain period of time and I need to contact them to replace it. I love the Eco 40 for everything but the turner. I dislike the turning cradle.

If you want to hatch once or twice a year, get a 1588, or an Eco 20 if you can afford it. If not, you will work out the TSC incubator but regret all the lost potential chicks. Sell a couple dozen chicks and it pays for the difference.
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I just installed a new Control unit into my Genesis. It works like it is supposed to now.

You can mail the top of the incubator to them and they will calibrate it for you.

I did not have the time.
 
Big News! The is a legal import of Dorkings going on now!

ki4got said:
DORKING IMPORTATION PROJECT

YES! It is finally happening!
If you would like to be part of this process, you can pm either myself or Susan Catt on Facebook with your email address and we will add you to the discussion and planning.

Having come together in a leap of faith and camaraderie, a number of American Dorking enthusiasts are in the process of importing several varieties of large fowl and bantam Dorkings to the United States from England. We have created a closed Facebook group where we are working as a cooperative to see this project come to fruition.

We have a breeder in the UK who is offering to help us obtain the breeding stock we desire via hatching eggs. In the process we are identifying how many eggs from each variety would be available and their costs, as well as reviewing our transportation options and respective costs.

1) Varieties – Large fowl Silver Grey, Rose Combed Whites, Reds (these are black breasted melanized reds), Rose Combed Darks, and Red Bantams (we are considering SG Bantams as well). *Note “The UK reds are variable. Some UK breeders prefer the lighter “US Standard” while others prefer the darker version, which will be available to us.

2) We have one breeder who is willing to work with us through the long list of requirements needed on his end and is willing to provide most of the varieties we are looking for. He is also open to the possibly of adding varieties to his operation in order to help save us vet certification costs at several breeders sites. This is still being developed.

3) We have identified three funding options, all of which we intend to pursue. They include:
a) PayPal donation program with incentives like hatching eggs, chicks or breeding trios.
b) A grant program that one of our members is a participant of.
c) Crowd funding.

4) We already have members researching the various requirements that will need to be fulfilled and are reaching out to others who have experience with these and similar endeavors.

5) The breeder we are working with is researching various flocks, determining egg availability (numbers that can be provided at time of shipping), and cost of those eggs. We are also consulting with him regarding working with British authorities and within the Dorking community.

Our timeline is set.
October 2014 - grant proposal will be submitted.
January 2015 - we hear if we have been granted any funds (no more than 5,000.00 but could be substantially less).
March 2015 - receive funds (if approved).
May 2015 - receive and hatch eggs
May 2016 - begin distribution of eggs, chicks and trios to participants and donation contributors.
Crowd funding - in place by May 2014, to run continuously throughout the year.
PayPal Incentive Program - in place by May 2014, to run continuously throughout the year.

Eggs are to arrive by May/June 2015 to be hatched out by knowledgeable breeders on the east coast. Chicks will be grown out to breeding age and the subsequent eggs, chicks and young trios will become available to contributors. After these commitments to the participants and donation contributors are met and at the discretion of each holding breeder eggs or possibly day old chicks, or breeding trios will be available for sale to help distribute the new genetics throughout the American Dorking community. We are still fleshing out the details. More in our next report.

All are welcome to join the closed Facebook group to participate. You WILL be required to work and do your part to make this happen.
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