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GAMarans said:
Of the styrofoam incubators, I have found the Hova-Bator to be better than the LG. It holds temp and humidity more evenly/consistently than the LG. It isn't a huge difference but it is real. I've run the two different units side-by-side in hatching at home and in the schools that I do the classes in.
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katsdar said:
I love my Brinsea, I have the octagon 20 Eco, I didn't get the bells and whistles but I tried one of those Styrofoam ones and gave it away,with the promise of a trade in the spring I didn't have any luck with it, I'm sure it was just me, but I couldn't get the humidity/temp right
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I'm looking at this one (1588 Hova-bator Incubator PLUS 1611 Automatic Egg Turner) that hold 41 eggs for $169.99

And this one (Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance) that hold 24 eggs at $359.99.

I've read good reviews on both and prefer to spend for the Hova-bator but not if there is a huge difference in performance.
My 20 hens are laying between 14-19 eggs/day and I think now would be a good time for me to start trying to hatch some chicks.

Please give me the pros and cons of each as I would rather hear from you folks that actually do this.
Thanks
 
Silver Hill said:
I'm looking at this one (1588 Hova-bator Incubator PLUS 1611 Automatic Egg Turner) that hold 41 eggs for $169.99

And this one (Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance) that hold 24 eggs at $359.99.

I've read good reviews on both and prefer to spend for the Hova-bator but not if there is a huge difference in performance.
My 20 hens are laying between 14-19 eggs/day and I think now would be a good time for me to start trying to hatch some chicks.

Please give me the pros and cons of each as I would rather hear from you folks that actually do this.
Thanks
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I have two of the Hova-bator 1588s and love them. They have great viewing windows, It's all digital and has deep sides so the chicks don't fall out and I think they work great. I don't use the wells in the bottom of the incubator for water though. It just puts in too much humidity. So, I bought some of those little plastic rectangle baby foods and cut out a rectangle in the cover. I fill it up with water and if I have too much humidity I just put a piece of tape over part of the hole I cut. That way, I can control the humidity really well.

If I had all the money in the world I would get one of these!




But, you can also make your own!

And, before you laugh at this, I posted a similar post on incubators anonymous with this idea, and dog gone if someone is trying it. The last I read, it was working!!! I will have to go back and see if he has updated his results!
 
carcar80 said:
LOL, flower.. Don't forget the times I've used a heating pad and damp rags in a pinch! Nice to have more automation though.
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I do remember that!
 
feathersaloft said:
Papa, I'm having the same problem.
My egg customers keep wanting more and more, to where I had to tell Dani no when she asked for an egg for breakfast.
And my AMs have totally stopped laying. They sure do eat though!
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well, I'm gonna eat some when I want them, LOL we had breakfast for lunch today, then I got a text from a customer, 'do you have any eggs'.....I was one short of a full dozen, went out to the coop and low and behold one of my leghorn girls had helped me out, LOL so I texted her back we had a dozen.


on another note, We got new fuzzy butts!
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some of the MFD's carcar hatched out so tiny!


 

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