An auto turner would be nice
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Before you get one if you are like i was you arent sure what is imperitive to have in a incubator .
i would suggest HOVABATOR 1588 "GENESIS" (Ebay) and you can get a turner with it but... extra.
.It isnt the cheapest model but will save you a lot of heartache and frustration with the auto heat ajust that keeps the temp at 99.5-100 Such a stress reliever
i love MINE!
The cheaper models temps will vary a lot and you have to use heat sincs(rock) and putting it in a closet etc and even then youre not assured of the temp staying where you need it
Wild swings hurt the eggs.especially if it spikes which they do sometimes..
The temp is the most important part of their first 18 days of incubation and can mean very low hatch or none compared to a better higher hatch rate
The turner is nice but not really critical unless you work odd hours or arent home much .If ihad $50 to spend on turner or auto heat ajust er ...I would pick the auto heat ajust every time
I bought the cheaper bator with the turner and was constantly checking and ajusting the temp and had 2 zero hatches Discusted 2 months later got the Genesis Turned out ok as once youhatch some yo uget addicted to it and i use both nowThe cheaper for the last 4 days lockdown where heat doesnt mean as much...
Turning by hand only is 3 time a day, morning dinner and bedtime
.Not really too difficult.Some ppl do it just twice a day even. but most 3 times
The Genesis is about $154 without the turner cheaper Hovabators are about $106 with the turner.I would get one wiith a fan too. as it keeps the heat even in the bator no hot spots.
Good luck on your ques!t
Genesis has it and so does some cheaper models...
I would not get the Little Giant as i have heard so many ppl on here complain about it
Others bators i havent heard how ppl like them but i havent heard anything bad about the Genesis
Good luck
i would prefer the brinsea octo 20 eco because i use this one and i am most familiar with it , also it is more simpler (easy) to meI would say it all depends on what you want and what you can aford, remmber though you get what you pay for .
What do you want to incubate?
How many of what kinds of eggs do you want to incubate at one time?
How often would you like to incubate?
How much time do you have to moniter the incubator?
Small batches I would suggest
Brinsea mini eco or advanced or
Brinsea octo 20 eco or advanced
Larger batches I would suggest the Hoverbator Genises or
Brinsea octo 40 eco or advanced or
Lots of people Im sure will have lots of ideas.
Thats itl...Good Luck!