What is the best incubator?!

[mcdze]

in a tiny incubator you 'wont' have problems keeping humidity up lol .. i got a little 12 egg incubator off ebay with air circulator, auto turn .. its real easy to use and i had good success the first use .. its alittle unintuitive on setting temps but i figured it out within 15 minutes or so .. i'd get a seperate temp/humidity gauge with a low tolerance like +/-1% and keep it in the unit .. i'd get it going and figure it all out and let it run a day or two before you start so your familiar with how things will go and can get it dialed in ... heres a pic of the setup, once its going you dont got to do much, i check it several times a day for temp and humidity and keep an eye on it bout it ...

 

[DallasChickyMomma]

Brinsea or the Nurture Right 360. I have both and like them for different reasons. The Nurture Right would be the one I would recommend for beginners.

ETA: I am also a beginner. LOL

 

[DallasChickyMomma]

And also get a standalone hygrometer and thermometer, especially important is the thermometer imo.

 

[Charlie Chalk]

thanks! any tips on how to keep humidity up during hatching? Would a cup of water work to keep the humidity up?

Just a small damp cloth will be fine

 

[DallasChickyMomma]

I have another thought on this: if you plan on doing a lot of shipped eggs, I would recommend an incubator with upright capable turners. I have the Brinsea Ovation 28 Advance and it's perfect for shipped eggs. I plan on using it for my next hatch of exclusively shipped eggs, and moving the eggs (staggered hatch) into the Nurture Right 360 for lockdown and hatch.