What’s the best incubator?

[CHlCKEN]

I might consider hatching some time in the future, but I want to know the best incubator to buy. I’ve seen so many with just ten reviews But I want to find some with great reviews that really work well and are easy for beginners. First of all, I want auto turners, Capacity of at least 20, good thermometer, and any other things it might come with is good. Also where should I buy eggs? The breed I like, the Bielefelder isn’t sold on Ebay so is Omega Hills a good place to get eggs?

 

[MGG]

I might consider hatching some time in the future, but I want to know the best incubator to buy. I’ve seen so many with just ten reviews But I want to find some with great reviews that really work well and are easy for beginners. First of all, I want auto turners, Capacity of at least 20, good thermometer, and any other things it might come with is good. Also where should I buy eggs? The breed I like, the Bielefelder isn’t sold on Ebay so is Omega Hills a good place to get eggs?

I would suggest a Nurture Right 360. It holds 22 eggs, auto-turns, holds stable like nobody's business, and the read-out is pretty accurate. Though you definitely have to check the temp with a calibrated thermometer, because the readout is usually off be a degree or so (which makes a huge difference in incubation). It also has a built in candler on top, and a day by day countdown so you don't forget what day the eggs are on. Once it gets to 3 days left, it automatically stops the turner (but only if you set the number of days). Oh, it's forced air too. I really really like it, and it works amazingly for what I need. I got it from a nearby TSC for $130. It's a really nice incubator.
There's a whole thread on here about it, called "Harris Farms Nurture Right 360 Incubator is AMAZING!" but I'm having trouble linking it atm. Good luck in your search!
I have no idea about the Bielefelder eggs, I hope someone else can chime in on that!

 

[CHlCKEN]

I would suggest a Nurture Right 360. It holds 22 eggs, auto-turns, holds stable like nobody's business, and the read-out is pretty accurate. Though you definitely have to check the temp with a calibrated thermometer, because the readout is usually off be a degree or so (which makes a huge difference in incubation). It also has a built in candler on top, and a day by day countdown so you don't forget what day the eggs are on. Once it gets to 3 days left, it automatically stops the turner (but only if you set the number of days). Oh, it's forced air too. I really really like it, and it works amazingly for what I need. I got it from a nearby TSC for $130. It's a really nice incubator.
There's a whole thread on here about it, called "Harris Farms Nurture Right 360 Incubator is AMAZING!" but I'm having trouble linking it atm. Good luck in your search!
I have no idea about the Bielefelder eggs, I hope someone else can chime in on that!

Thanks so much! That sounds great, I’ve never heard of a built in candler but that sounds like a great bonus I really like the auto turners stopping because I would probably forget. I would have bought the calibrated thermometer anyway just because I want to always be very sure lol. I will look into it, I really like the capacity, not to big but not to small (I’m sure it holds less duck eggs, but more quail eggs, if they sell different turner trays) it’s fine that you don’t know about the eggs, I mean that’s why I’m asking! Thanks so much for your help

 

[MGG]

Thanks so much! That sounds great, I’ve never heard of a built in candler but that sounds like a great bonus I really like the auto turners stopping because I would probably forget. I would have bought the calibrated thermometer anyway just because I want to always be very sure lol. I will look into it, I really like the capacity, not to big but not to small (I’m sure it holds less duck eggs, but more quail eggs, if they sell different turner trays) it’s fine that you don’t know about the eggs, I mean that’s why I’m asking! Thanks so much for your help

You're welcome! I'm glad I could help. It's a really nice sized incubator. It also has external water ports, so you can add water without opening the incubator. That one is a pretty big plus for me. The duck eggs (depending on size) might be too big for the tray. For quail, you can fit 2 in each slot, so 44 quail eggs. They don't sell different sized trays unfortunately, but it's easy enough to make do. If you're planning on hatching a lot of really big eggs it might not work great though. You would have to incubate without the tray and manually turn them.

 

[CHlCKEN]

You're welcome! I'm glad I could help. It's a really nice sized incubator. It also has external water ports, so you can add water without opening the incubator. That one is a pretty big plus for me. The duck eggs (depending on size) might be too big for the tray. For quail, you can fit 2 in each slot, so 44 quail eggs. They don't sell different sized trays unfortunately, but it's easy enough to make do. If you're planning on hatching a lot of really big eggs it might not work great though. You would have to incubate without the tray and manually turn them.

I was planning on probably chicken eggs anyway. I think that’s a great bonus to add water from the outside thanks for your help!

 

[TheBajan]

I might consider hatching some time in the future, but I want to know the best incubator to buy. I’ve seen so many with just ten reviews But I want to find some with great reviews that really work well and are easy for beginners. First of all, I want auto turners, Capacity of at least 20, good thermometer, and any other things it might come with is good. Also where should I buy eggs? The breed I like, the Bielefelder isn’t sold on Ebay so is Omega Hills a good place to get eggs?

I also give a thumbs up to the Nurture Right 360.
Also, yes, you can buy Bielefelder eggs on eBay. I hatched some from Omega Hills and I also ordered from Greenfire Farms. To be honest, so far, I'm more impressed with the one's that I hatched over the one's from Greenfire but they are still only 5 and 6 weeks old so a long way from making a fair assessment.
At any rate, there are several breeders that sell on eBay. Just do a search for the Bielefelder hatching eggs. Several people here have had success that way.

 

[Buckeye Amy]

I also have the NR360 and it’s great. I checked it right out if the box and the thermometer and hygrometer were both correct! There a really great thread about this incubator here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...rture-right-360-incubator-is-amazing.1294466/

 

[MGG]

I also have the NR360 and it’s great. I checked it right out if the box and the thermometer and hygrometer were both correct! There a really great thread about this incubator here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...rture-right-360-incubator-is-amazing.1294466/

Thanks for linking that!