The Quack Shack

[rjohns39]

Morning Conspirators !!

Good morning Ralphie, have a great day

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I have two Brinsea minis . they work well. Last hatch was100%

But they are so expensive! - And they look like egg-cookers…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

This one will work fine for you.

https://zanesville.craigslist.org/grd/d/cambridge-incubator/7255141172.html

Thank you very much for looking this up!
It is too far away from me (2hrs one-way), so the savings for buying a used one would be spent at the pump.
And i decided that i don't want a StyroFoam box: The incubator will sit on my desktop and i am similar too to a dux. If i am nervous i will start to nibble away the foam! - But i won't eat it…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

No it will not If I trusted that underlined ALL eggs thing, my emus would be cooked. (I know by 'you' you probably meant WannaBeHillBilly, but you quoted my post so I had to respond, haha.)

My first couple incubators were Styrofoam. I've hatched with them before. They worked if you wanted to monitor the heck out of them and keep them in a room that maintains the same temperature perfectly with no drafts or fluctuations. Or I knew someone that built wooden boxes to fit around the incubators that he could put them into, and that works too if you want to take the time and money.

I quit using them after the incubator cooked some of my eggs after the room temperature went up a little one day and the 'bator spiked to 105. So I invested in a Brinsea and my life was much easier knowing I didn't have to monitor the incubator so closely.

Nowadays I wouldn't go for a Brinsea, though. They're just too pricey compared to the other options that will work fine.

The newer Styrofoam ones might be better, though. I haven't used one in probably seven or eight years now.

You have EMUs?! - Isn't that a lot of work and food and… ?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

@Jpat built his own and was very successful with it.

I want to build my own incubator! - Just to challenge myself, but right now i don't have the time to do so. Some Chinese people are craving for duck and ihave duckling-fever again.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Maybe i should buy this incubator from AliExpress and hatch some donkeys?

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@Pyxis do you know where i can buy some donkey eggs?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Good Day, Afternoon, Evening, Night or Morning to all inhabitants of the Blue Marble!

So far 2021 doesn't look that much different that 2020: Its cold, full of rain and mud!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Good Day, Afternoon, Evening, Night or Morning to all inhabitants of the Blue Marble!

So far 2021 doesn't look that much different that 2020: Its cold, full of rain and mud!

Hillbilly do you never get your tags?
just curious because every time anyone has tagged you that I've seen you never show up.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

But they are so expensive! - And they look like egg-cookers…

Yes to both but depends on how much you hatch. Lots of good reviews on Nurture right. If you are going to hatch regularly, its worth the extra money. If you only p!an to use it once or twice not so much so. I've been hatching four times a year so its worth it to me to set and forget.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Maybe i should buy this incubator from AliExpress and hatch some donkeys?

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@Pyxis do you know where i can buy some donkey eggs?

I'm going to go right ahead and say every incubator that wants to hatch either donkey or camel (yep, incubators for camel) is the code word for the ones that catch fire. If it hatches neither donkey nor camel then it should be okay. Maybe for you a cheapie will be a good start as you are worried about getting attached and then if you can bring yourself to sell the boys on invest in a top quality one