Whats the best Incubator ?

[gryeyes]

A broody hen.

With that said, I love my Brinsea incubators. I have some Minis and some Octagon20s.

 

[crazychicken]

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That's a lot of brinseas.... Do you have any complaints about them ? Also about how much did you pay for em ?

 

[Robo]

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That's a lot of brinseas.... Do you have any complaints about them ? Also about how much did you pay for em ?

I doubt there is any complaints, but you might want to sit down when you hear the cost....

 

[gryeyes]

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That's not even all of 'em. I have 3 of the Octagon20 Advance EX units, 2 of the MiniAdvance EX units, and 1 MiniAdvance. Plus a Reptipro5000 (not a Brinsea product).

NO complaints. Well, setting up the first Octagon20 Advance was confusing because the MiniAdvance I had at the time was SO simple. Other than that, no complaints. I bought them, one at a time, from the Brinsea web-site; only the very first one, the MiniAdvance, was not on sale at the time. So when I decided I wanted to get more, I was able to take advantage of the special sales pricing.

Head on over to http://www.brinsea.com and click on the web specials to see what I paid.

 

[crazychicken]

*Sits Down*

Alright little double laced barnevelders.... time to start laying

and dont give me the we are only one month old excuse

300.00 on sale

How well does your mini advance work ? Mini looks much more affordable....

 

[gryeyes]

I do love the MiniAdvance units, both the Ex and the one without the humidity pump. Only holds 7 eggs, and I thought that would keep my incubatis habit in check. The only reason I "moved up" to the Octagon20s is because I could only find egg auctions for 10 or more eggs....

 

[crazychicken]

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Hmmm it would keep my incubation habit in check... and I suppose if I ordered eggs I could put the extras in the hova, until day seven or so when I cull out duds/quitters.

How well does it work without the humidity pump ?

 

[gryeyes]

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Really very well. I would consider it a nearly fool-proof incubator, whilst the EX version is Stupid-proof. The units are small, heat recovers very quickly after opening the unit to add water when necessary. Humidity holds well, and if you get it too high, just lift the lid and let some escape, as the temp will recover so quickly. As long as you don't let it run dry, it's great. Although I forgot a few times and added water when I discovered it, and STILL had eggs hatch.

The advantage of the humidity pump is that you can simply set it, and practically ignore it until Day 18 when you need to remove the turning plate and up the humidity.

 

[crazychicken]

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Really very well. I would consider it a nearly fool-proof incubator, whilst the EX version is Stupid-proof. The units are small, heat recovers very quickly after opening the unit to add water when necessary. Humidity holds well, and if you get it too high, just lift the lid and let some escape, as the temp will recover so quickly. As long as you don't let it run dry, it's great. Although I forgot a few times and added water when I discovered it, and STILL had eggs hatch.

The advantage of the humidity pump is that you can simply set it, and practically ignore it until Day 18 when you need to remove the turning plate and up the humidity.

Well I don't think I would need the "stupid-proof" model but the "fool-proof" model sounds perfect

Last question though.... it says that the advance does not have a humidity display, does it have enough room to put a hydrometer in it ? or how do you measure it ?

 

[gryeyes]

1. You COULD go without ine; many people do. Just keep some water in one side of the reservoir for days 1 through 18, then put water in both sides during lockdown. It seems to do pretty well without being monitored.

2. Get a small hygrometer and put it inside. I bought mine at PetCo or PetSmart in the reptile dept.