What incubators are you all using?

[brooster]

I was just wondering what incubators you are all using, and how they work.

 

[MissPrissy]

Hi, brooster,

I made my own and it is working just perfectly!

Here's the link -

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=8510

 

[Chickenlover88]

I'm using a hova bator and it works extremely well. Almost all the eggs I put in there are developing and should hatch soon. It is a simple fanless one with windows on top. It holds temp pretty well too.

 

[ella]

I have a Little Giant 9200 with forced air fan and auto turner. I've done 2 hatches, first time I hatched 9 out of 10 set. Second time 6 out of 7 hatched. I'm sure the ones that didn't hatch were not due to the incubator. It was very easy to use, I'm glad I bought it!

 

[kstaven]

1 brinsea ova-easy 380
1 hova with turner and fan and 1 LG still air with turner when I run out of room in the ova or just plan on doing a test hatch.

 

[Frozen Feathers]

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How did you ever get the temperature adjusted???? I have the same exact bator, (without the fan) but I can't seem to get the right temp, it fluctuates too much....any suggestions??

 

[aran]

im using the one I made with my son. Redneck had this awesome idea which I copied. I set 11 silkie eggs last night.

 

[ella]

The room you have the bator in will make a lot of difference. I had to move it a couple of times until I found a spot that stayed stable temp wise.

Also let the temp stabilize for 6 hours before adjusting it. It just takes the tiniest fraction of a movement of the stick thing to adjust several degrees.

One last thing I did with the last hatch was putting a dozen ceramic eggs in there. They tend to help keep things stable.

 

[lurky]

I just got the styrafoam kind with the 2 little windows. No fan or turner. I turn them myself and last night i candled them. It was7-9 days and one of my dark green ones had movement in it. To those of you who were having trouble with the dark green eggs........I could see really good. I used a big flashlight, one of those new brighter kind......and my hand. I think it makes a difference to do it at night when it very dark because i could see it good. I was so excited because this was my first ever attempt and i must be doing something right. So i guess you dont need the big fancy incubator.....unless you got alot of money and just want it.

 

[ann]

I have the little giant one with a turner.I have had good luck with it.I found one of those round metal ones at a yard sale today and told it worked,but don`t know,haven`t tried it yet.Does anybody out there know how to adjust the temp or how I can make a turner for this round one?