I have 20 hens and four roosters and by later winter I am going to start hatching my some chicks. I have some breeding ideas and I want to hatch some for meat, some to add to my flock and some to sell. This will NOT be a huge operation and is really just a hobby. Not into it for money at all. Been looking at several and I think I want an auto egg turner. So....what do I want and or need? I have the wife talked into it being my b-day/christmas present, but not wanting to spend a fortune either....please tell me everything I need to know.
Minimal $ decent size (42 eggs) Hovabator Genesis 1588 with auto turner... but you do have to mother it and keep tabs on the humidity. __________________________________________________________________________ $$$, less eggs (20) less worry, Octogon 20 Advance Ex w/ humidity pump. Plug and play. I must have deleted the pics I have of it. I have both of the above and love both, but I don't enjoy being a mother hen over the hovabator with the humidity. If I had a bigger place and sufficient $$ I'd get a GQF Sportsman 1502 a Brinsea Ova Easy and a Dickey. and I'd have fun seeing which one did the best. They hold lots of eggs and they are pricey.
I agree with Mahonri, you can get the whole thing including the turner for under $160.00 plus shipping. http://cgi.ebay.com/HovaBator-Genes...330?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf031e56a These guys belong to this forum. What ever you get, good luck, and have fun. You will probably end up needing two of them after you have your first hatch. It is very addicting.
