Utah!

[acemario]

So since we are all in agreement that they are in fact fertile.  I want to get a basic incubator.  I've been looking and most hold dozens of eggs.  What is a good one that is just for like 6-8 eggs.  I can't keep any of these chicks, unless I for sure re-home some.  But I really dying to incubate them.  I might just have to keep one or two and get rid of a few outside. 

Any thoughts. Its driving me mad.  I do have 2 from today sitting on my counter with the pointy side down, and the fat side up.  Any other tips.  I've never incubated anything, and I need to go get an incubator.

I have a brinsea mini advance and love it. Highly recommend it!

 

[Cynthia12]

I BOUGHT AN INCUBATOR! My husband isn't too thrilled with me about it. But I'm like on cloud nine that I might see what I could possibly hatch. Now… I need help. Its coming from Idaho, so hopefully I have it by Thursday the latest, did say 4-14 day shipping, but there actual shipping page on their site says it comes ground Fedex and to Utah is 2 days, so here's hoping. I got it from Incubator Warehouse, they seemed to be the cheapest and it was a combo set. I got the Hovabater with the fan, temp gauge, and candler. So freaking excited. Now I have to set up the brooder upstairs again. Oh well, its going to be so much fun. I can't wait.

Now I have 2 Eggs that I kept out of the fridge today since they were still warm when I got them. I did write on them with a pencil 12/29 so I remembered, and they are with the pointy side down in the egg crate, and I do have them on an angle. How should I store them to wait for incubating? I will hopefully add 2-3 more to them tomorrow, but I do have to run up to Salt Lake in the morning and everything seems like if I don't' get it in the first 30 minutes they are like frozen cold.

 

[sillycmoy]

Cynthia, I love the happy dance. I got the Hovabator 1602N with the fan, egg turner and the digital temp. So since you said that you had the same one, is there any tips I should know about on this incubator. I hope it works good. I'm really kind of thinking maybe I should have spent the extra $30 or so and get the Brinsea.

 

[RedIII]

Red, does this mean you have some eggs for me?

Possibly, but only if Sundance says it's okay. I have three eggs so far, but I'm not sure how viable they are or not.

Red if you have some eggs, I might buy some from you because I'm going to want a few other eggs to through in there. I still can't believe I even have fertile eggs, and I want to at least have some from a proven Rooster so my 5 year old isn't sad that none hatch.

All I have that I could offer to you are mixes, unfortunately. My Icelandics are all on strike and I don't think it's my place to sell the Serama eggs, when they belong to Sundance. She's the one you would want to buy them from, as I'm only babysitting them.

 

[Cynthia12]

Cynthia, I love the happy dance. I got the Hovabator 1602N with the fan, egg turner and the digital temp. So since you said that you had the same one, is there any tips I should know about on this incubator. I hope it works good. I'm really kind of thinking maybe I should have spent the extra $30 or so and get the Brinsea.

Oh oh, I think I told you the wrong one..I looked at your photo..I have a still air~! I used to have one like that though. It did well too. And..I..didn't...like...the...Brinsea! I know, some like it. I could not keep those dog on eggs still in those brackets!

 

[sillycmoy]

Totally okay, I just want something other then my eggs to through in the incubator, because I don't really believe I have fertile eggs, even though everyone says they are fertile.

Plus I will probably screw up this first hatch anyways.

 

[sillycmoy]

Oh oh, I think I told you the wrong one..I looked at your photo..I have a still air~! I used to have one like that though. It did well too. And..I..didn't...like...the...Brinsea! I know, some like it. I could not keep those dog on eggs still in those brackets!

What one do you have then? I asked Brian, and he didn't know which one he had either, just that he liked it. lol

 

[Cynthia12]

I looked back at your thread..it says still air?
He has one of mine. Not sure if he is going to buy it or not. Still air.

 

[sillycmoy]

Yes, its still air. Is this bad? I'm sure I can cancel it as it hasn't been shipped out yet.

 

[Cynthia12]

Yes, its still air. Is this bad? I'm sure I can cancel it as it hasn't been shipped out yet.

Ok..that's good. You said with a fan..still air is great. All I know is that mine is a 2100 model. Not a Hova..but pretty much the same thing. You will like it. Your's has the wafer turner in it..I did have one of those too. I think I've had a few different bators. lol..I liked the one like yours.