What kind of incubator is best for a small batch of quail?

[_Randall_]

Shop around.......you can find some deals on some of this stuff. Here's the fan I put in my LG, and it works like a champ..... http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Circulated-...680?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e5e49c0d8

 

[JJMR794]

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TSC SELLS LG FOR 56.95 HERE. SAME PRICE BUYS YOU A TURNER, BUT IT IS A CHICKEN EGG TURNER, SO NOW YOU HAVE TO GO TO LG OR ANOTHER SOURCE AND ORDER QUAIL EGG RAILS WHICH WILL SET UP BACK ANOTHER 12-20 BUCKS... SO WE'RE UP TO SAY AROUND 120+ AND REMEMBER WHAT JOE SAID ABOUT LG AND GAMEBIRD EGGS?--- THEY SUCK! THEY HAVE AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW, NOT ENOUGH WATER SURFACE AREA--- DONT GET ME WRONG, I HAVE A COUPLE OF LG'S, THEY ARE GREAT FOR CHICKEN EGGS, BUT GAMEBIRD EGGS ARE VERY DIFFERENT AND REQUIRE HIGHER HUMIDITY, THE LG HAS TROUBLE REACHING THAT HIGHER HUMIDITY BECAUSE OF THEIR DESIGN. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST GO STYRO GO HOVABATOR FOR GAMEBIRDS (SORRY RANDALL), THE HATCH RATES ARE HIGHER AND THE LEARNING CURVE IS WAY EASIER THAN LG FOR GAMEBIRD EGGS (STRESS WE'RE SPECIFICALLY TALKING GAMEBIRD HERE--- LG MAKES A FINE PRODUCT, THEY JUST SUCK FOR GAMEBIRD EGGS IS ALL...)

RIGHT SO WHERE WERE WE? OH YEAH 120+ DOLLARS FOR A CHEAP STYRO SETUP, YOUR BRINSEA IS 99 AND THATS ALL YOU NEED- DONE, NO MAS, NADA, NUTHIN ELSE NEEDED.--- R COM IS A BRINSEA COPY, IDENTICAL IN FUNCTION, BUT NOT IN DESIGN.... THE ECO 20 IS OCTOGON SHAPED ON THE OUTSIDE, ITS MADE THIS WAY TO BE USED WITH OR WITHOUT AN AUTOTURNER. YOU SEE, THE BRINSEA IS MADE SO YOU DONT HAVE TO OPEN IT UNTIL YOUR READY TO REMOVE YOUR NEW FUZZBALLZ--- WATER TRAY IS SLIDE OUT ON THE BOTTOM, SLIDE IT OUT WALK IT OVER TO THE SINK AND ADD WATER--- SLIDE IT BACK IN= MINIMAL DISTURBANCE TO YOUR FRAGILE ENVIRONMENT. SET THE EGGS AND SINCE THE UNIT IS OCTAGONAL SHAPED ON THE OUTSIDE YOU TURN THE WHOLE INCUBATOR TO TURN OR ROTATE YOUR EGGS.... THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO SELL YOU AN AUTOTURNER CRADLE FOR YOUR ECO 20, BUT IT IS DESIGNED TO NOT NEED IT, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS MANUALLY ROLL IT ONTO THE NEXT SIDE A COUPLE OF TIMES A DAY... BACK AND FORTH AS NEEDED. THE WHOLE UNIT - THE UNIT IS DESIGNED TO TAKE APART AND RUN THROUGH YOUR DISHWASHER FOR SANITIZATION AND CLEANING. ALL THE HEAT SOURCE, ELECTRONICS, AND FAN ARE SEALED IN THE LID... TAKE THE LID OFF, SET IT ASIDE AND DISASSEMBLE THE REST FOR CLEANING. AND IF YOUR CRAFTY YOU CAN EXPONENTIALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EGGS YOU CAN SET IN IT FOR LESS TRHAN 8 BUCKS AND 10 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME...NO EXPENSIVE SPECIFIC TYPE OF EGG RACKS NEEDED, NO ADDITIONAL GADGETS THAT COST AN ARM AND A LEG--- NUTHIN, JUST AND ECO 20, A FLAT PLACE TO SET IT ON AND A NEARBY WALL OUTLET.

 

[Chickenrandomness]

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TSC SELLS LG FOR 56.95 HERE. SAME PRICE BUYS YOU A TURNER, BUT IT IS A CHICKEN EGG TURNER, SO NOW YOU HAVE TO GO TO LG OR ANOTHER SOURCE AND ORDER QUAIL EGG RAILS WHICH WILL SET UP BACK ANOTHER 12-20 BUCKS... SO WE'RE UP TO SAY AROUND 120+ AND REMEMBER WHAT JOE SAID ABOUT LG AND GAMEBIRD EGGS?--- THEY SUCK! THEY HAVE AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW, NOT ENOUGH WATER SURFACE AREA--- DONT GET ME WRONG, I HAVE A COUPLE OF LG'S, THEY ARE GREAT FOR CHICKEN EGGS, BUT GAMEBIRD EGGS ARE VERY DIFFERENT AND REQUIRE HIGHER HUMIDITY, THE LG HAS TROUBLE REACHING THAT HIGHER HUMIDITY BECAUSE OF THEIR DESIGN. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST GO STYRO GO HOVABATOR FOR GAMEBIRDS (SORRY RANDALL), THE HATCH RATES ARE HIGHER AND THE LEARNING CURVE IS WAY EASIER THAN LG FOR GAMEBIRD EGGS (STRESS WE'RE SPECIFICALLY TALKING GAMEBIRD HERE--- LG MAKES A FINE PRODUCT, THEY JUST SUCK FOR GAMEBIRD EGGS IS ALL...)

RIGHT SO WHERE WERE WE? OH YEAH 120+ DOLLARS FOR A CHEAP STYRO SETUP, YOUR BRINSEA IS 99 AND THATS ALL YOU NEED- DONE, NO MAS, NADA, NUTHIN ELSE NEEDED.--- R COM IS A BRINSEA COPY, IDENTICAL IN FUNCTION, BUT NOT IN DESIGN.... THE ECO 20 IS OCTOGON SHAPED ON THE OUTSIDE, ITS MADE THIS WAY TO BE USED WITH OR WITHOUT AN AUTOTURNER. YOU SEE, THE BRINSEA IS MADE SO YOU DONT HAVE TO OPEN IT UNTIL YOUR READY TO REMOVE YOUR NEW FUZZBALLZ--- WATER TRAY IS SLIDE OUT ON THE BOTTOM, SLIDE IT OUT WALK IT OVER TO THE SINK AND ADD WATER--- SLIDE IT BACK IN= MINIMAL DISTURBANCE TO YOUR FRAGILE ENVIRONMENT. SET THE EGGS AND SINCE THE UNIT IS OCTAGONAL SHAPED ON THE OUTSIDE YOU TURN THE WHOLE INCUBATOR TO TURN OR ROTATE YOUR EGGS.... THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO SELL YOU AN AUTOTURNER CRADLE FOR YOUR ECO 20, BUT IT IS DESIGNED TO NOT NEED IT, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS MANUALLY ROLL IT ONTO THE NEXT SIDE A COUPLE OF TIMES A DAY... BACK AND FORTH AS NEEDED. THE WHOLE UNIT - THE UNIT IS DESIGNED TO TAKE APART AND RUN THROUGH YOUR DISHWASHER FOR SANITIZATION AND CLEANING. ALL THE HEAT SOURCE, ELECTRONICS, AND FAN ARE SEALED IN THE LID... TAKE THE LID OFF, SET IT ASIDE AND DISASSEMBLE THE REST FOR CLEANING. AND IF YOUR CRAFTY YOU CAN EXPONENTIALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EGGS YOU CAN SET IN IT FOR LESS TRHAN 8 BUCKS AND 10 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME...NO EXPENSIVE SPECIFIC TYPE OF EGG RACKS NEEDED, NO ADDITIONAL GADGETS THAT COST AN ARM AND A LEG--- NUTHIN, JUST AND ECO 20, A FLAT PLACE TO SET IT ON AND A NEARBY WALL OUTLET.

i just read that i can't control the humidity on them incubators, is that a problem with coturnix quail?

 

[Chickenrandomness]

!!!Mini Advance Automatic Incubators seem to be better than and octagon 20s! the advanced kind is cheaper than the advanced kind of octagon 20

 

[shelleyd2008]

One thing no one has mentioned (as another down-side to the LGs with quail eggs) is the size of the incubator. The sides of it are maybe 1" tall, when you open the top to take them out you'll have them running all over the place! The hovabators have taller sides, at least 2 1/2" if not 3". They can jump out of them, but it takes a bit more effort

 

[joe125]

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That's another part of the LG nightmare Shelly, and why I do not hatch hatch in there!

 

[_Randall_]

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Pop the two viewing windows out without removing the top half, and retrieve them from the two big openings. The lexan windows are just press-fitted in the top, and remove / re-install easily. This solves the escape problem.

 

[lagpmgdsls]

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Pop the two viewing windows out without removing the top half, and retrieve them from the two big openings. The lexan windows are just press-fitted in the top, and remove / re-install easily. This solves the escape problem.

That does work...until you accidently touch the heating element...ouch!

 

[_Randall_]

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Pop the two viewing windows out without removing the top half, and retrieve them from the two big openings. The lexan windows are just press-fitted in the top, and remove / re-install easily. This solves the escape problem.

That does work...until you accidently touch the heating element...ouch!

A pair of thin cotton gloves and a thin long sleeve shirt solves that.

 

[aprophet]

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Pop the two viewing windows out without removing the top half, and retrieve them from the two big openings. The lexan windows are just press-fitted in the top, and remove / re-install easily. This solves the escape problem.

I do the same thing here I bought my HB used off of craigslist from a reptile guy , I was hand turning 68 eggs one hatch 3 times a day I broke down and bought an auto turner mine has a fan too but it came from used power supply from a computer I bought at a thrift store it was only $3 so you can get them cheaper you just have to look around a little bit. I have run seriously staggered hatches here and it still has worked good for me.