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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: Womble on May 26, 2015, 08:42:40 pm

Title: Wanted: Incubator / hatcher
Post by: Womble on May 26, 2015, 08:42:40 pm

After another poor hatch due to bacterial contamination, and now faced with an incubator that smells like a week-old bag of fish guts, I'm considering buying a second one just for hatching!

Does anybody have a good one second hand? Capacity 20 hen's eggs minimum (e.g. Brinsea Octagon 20), must also be able to take goose eggs. Humidity readout a bonus but not essential. Turner not required. No R-com or other far eastern cr@p though, as I've done my hard miles with them already!

Anyhow, I just thought I'd ask on here before braving the likes of Ebay. Has anybody got one that they want an excuse to upgrade? 

Title: Re: Wanted: Incubator / hatcher
Post by: BALLOCH on May 29, 2015, 07:31:20 pm

we have 2 x brinsea polyhatch incubators,good working order,aut turn reliable incubators and easy to get bits for,upto 40 hens eggs,£130 each could post for cost of postage,location HUNTLY,Aberdeenshire

Title: Re: Wanted: Incubator / hatcher
Post by: dyedinthewool on May 31, 2015, 09:14:18 pm

Hi Womble,

Not sure if you have found an incubator but I have an Octagon 20 complete with auto turner and humidity readout.

Price £150.0

Can sent via courier if needed.

Location Near Carmarthen.

Title: Re: Wanted: Incubator / hatcher
Post by: Womble on June 01, 2015, 09:01:42 am

Hi Both,

Balloch - I'm sorry for not getting back to you sooner - only just saw your reply.

I'm going to go with Dyedinthewool's kind offer of the Octagon though, since that matches what we already have, and will give us interchangeable spares etc.  Dyedinthewool - I'll send you a PM.

Thanks,

Womble.