What is the best table top incubator?

[sparrker]

I have the Hovabator Genesis 1588 with digital readouts. I've had 95+ and 100% hatchouts. I love it and am very happy I made the decision the get that one. Big windows are nice too. And I have the turner with it.

 

[chickandchicken]

Yea the Brinsea's, or rather the good digital ones w/the humidity control are like $350.+ thats crazy, I can't spend that much

Yeah and thats just for the 7 egger. lol. The octagon 40 advance ex was the one I was looking at by brinsea and it is 758$ - more than the 1502 sportsman cabinet incubator. I've heard really good reviews on the brinsea, if they were a couple hundred$ lower than I'd probably make a purchase

 

[just2rosey]

I also have the Genesis 1588 with the digital display and an auto turner. I love it!! I bought it to hatch eggs for an embryology class I taught at 4H camp this summer. I had 100% hatch rate thus far inspite of my creating a worst case scenario (except I was hatching eggs from my own flock). I had a staggered hatch set with two chicks hatching each day of camp, and another dozen set one each day for the kids to learn about candling. I am now hatching the last few of those eggs. Previously I was hatching in a homemade incubator and turning by hand but this was so much better! I removed all but the far outside rails of the turner, and hatched the eggs in little baskets I bought at the dollar store. It worked out great!

 

[outdoorsii]

Well my dad had already bought the HoverBator 1588 Genesis LOL, the night before I was asking all these questions & I didn't even know it, he did his research he said for hours LOL, so it was like $219 or something including shipping. And yea even though this styrofoam incubator looks cheap just b/c its styrofoam its not...styrofoam is actually one of the best insulators of heat so its actually great

 

[chickandchicken]

I'd like to thank everyone for replying to this forum. I did make a purchase and am waiting on the HovaBator Genesis 1588 w/ Turner to be shipped! So excited.

 

[outdoorsii]

I'd like to thank everyone for replying to this forum. I did make a purchase and am waiting on the HovaBator Genesis 1588 w/ Turner to be shipped! So excited.

Cool, me and my friend have that one too going to have up tto 24 or so eggs w/in the next 3 days I HOPe!

 

[chicksooner]

This is great information. I am new and really had no idea where to start. I of course decided to go all in before researching. I am going to buy what ever incubator is at the store when I go. I have hatching eggs on the way. So two worst case scenario shipped eggs and no idea how to use an incubator.

 

[sparrker]

I'd like to thank everyone for replying to this forum. I did make a purchase and am waiting on the HovaBator Genesis 1588 w/ Turner to be shipped! So excited.

Good choice. You will be very happy with that decision.