Topic of the Week - Incubating eggs

[JarrodnJojo2016]

Bought another Farm innovator Styrofoam inc at TS. Its a lot nicer than my old one. It has enough room to hatch goose eggs with room to spare

is the farn innovator styro better then the little giant?

 

[JRNash]

In my opinion the little giant is JUNK.
From the start if you tried to set the digital temp to 99.5 it would immediately go to over 115. If you set it to 98.3 it would react correctly. Until it jus started spiking temps.
The new farm innovator has a lot more room in it. So far it is holding the temp and cycling as it's supposed too.
I'm still partial to the hovabator though.

 

[JarrodnJojo2016]

thank you this one has been such a disappointment my favorite hen had 6 eggs and b4 she started to set she was got by a hawk I thought I could hatch them but they started great! developing perfect and like day 18, bam! blood rings

 

[JRNash]

I think they have a serious defect in the heater/fan unit.

 

[JRNash]

You sound like your having the same problems I did. Don't do like I did and try and find a work around. I lost 38 eggs this LAST time

 

[feedman77]

I'm assuming you both have the digital model lgs.

One issue is the offset heater. Creates hot and cold corners.

The other main issue is the heater temp cord that is attached to the plastic sheet. It moves while the eggs turn and never sets in same spot if you open the lid.

I removed mine from the sheet and zip tied it to the wires in the lid. That way I could bend the end and place it where I wanted at egg level and position under the heater. It helped stabilize the temp swing. As any movement in it really made the heater act up.

 

[JRNash]

I had it zip tied as you described.

 

[JRNash]

I ended up hooking the heater to a wafer switch. If I don't get a decent hatch THIS TIME its going in the burn pile

 

[feedman77]

I didn't trust it enough to use. As a hatcher. So I gave mine to someone that wanted to hatch.

Told them the issues.

The got 9 of 10 egg to hatch.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I have done the normal hatch and the dry hatch, both have failed in my styro little giant the grow to half way a bam ! blood ring I have had two rotten eggs almost explode inside ive done everything right, I'm abot to take it back to atwoods, whats the problem

What I was going to reply is what feedman wrote...lol

I'm assuming you both have the digital model lgs.

One issue is the offset heater. Creates hot and cold corners.

The other main issue is the heater temp cord that is attached to the plastic sheet. It moves while the eggs turn and never sets in same spot if you open the lid.

I removed mine from the sheet and zip tied it to the wires in the lid. That way I could bend the end and place it where I wanted at egg level and position under the heater. It helped stabilize the temp swing. As any movement in it really made the heater act up.

This

I didn't trust it enough to use. As a hatcher. So I gave mine to someone that wanted to hatch.

Told them the issues.

The got 9 of 10 egg to hatch.

If you know the issues and compensate for them you can have good hatches, just a lot more work to get it.