Which cheap incubator would you choose?

[peepers93]

It should be the heating elements and the thermostat controls.

1602 is a wafer thermostat.

1588 is all digital.

Okay, thanks for the info. I'm leaning towards the 1588, like I said I just want to make sure it's worth the extra money.

 

[Leaguinea]

I have recently purchased the Hovabator Genesis 1588. My first batch was not a good one. Out of 13 eggs only 3 hatched and 1 died a week later...
Now, I don't believe the fault lies with the incubator, I had several power outages during incubation, it was my first hatch and I don't really know what I am doing. The eggs were collected from mommas in the yard, some were older than recommended. What I just don't understand is that all 13 developed 3 hatched, 1 internally pipped but never hatched and the other 9 just died in the shells (confused and puzzled)
I have set another batch today is day 6 (they are guineas so they take 28 days)
I am hoping this batch does better but I don't know what I did wrong last time so not sure what to do differently this time.

 

[feedman77]

I have recently purchased the Hovabator Genesis 1588. My first batch was not a good one. Out of 13 eggs only 3 hatched and 1 died a week later...
Now, I don't believe the fault lies with the incubator, I had several power outages during incubation, it was my first hatch and I don't really know what I am doing. The eggs were collected from mommas in the yard, some were older than recommended. What I just don't understand is that all 13 developed 3 hatched, 1 internally pipped but never hatched and the other 9 just died in the shells (confused and puzzled)
I have set another batch today is day 6 (they are guineas so they take 28 days)
I am hoping this batch does better but I don't know what I did wrong last time so not sure what to do differently this time.

What humidity do you run at during incubation?

If it's too high there will be a lot of fully developed chicks that never hatch. They get too big for the air cell and possible they drown when they pip.

 

[Leaguinea]

What humidity do you run at during incubation?

If it's too high there will be a lot of fully developed chicks that never hatch. They get too big for the air cell and possible they drown when they pip.

Last batch I ran at nearly dry. I never put any water in the troughs just a small cup about 1 1/2" opening of water in the corner. (lowest 28% highest 40% on humid days) until lockdown which I kept around 65% - 72%
I read somewhere that it should be higher so I am running this batch at 45% - 48%. Do you think that is okay? or should I lower it?

I should also mention that the first one hatched on day 25 and the next 2 hatched on day 26. So assuming that the bator temp was a bit high I have lowered it down this time and have secondary thermometer to compare with.

 

[feedman77]

I run dry or low. 20 to 35 percent.

So with the numbers you are using last batch and this one you should be fine.

I hatch chickens, quail, Turkey's and pheasant this way. The only ones that give me fits are pheasants. I think they need more humidity.

I've hatched a few guineas but not enough to have a good numbers for data.

Hope this one turns out good for you.