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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: DenisCooper on January 27, 2017, 08:20:05 am

Title: Incubator
Post by: DenisCooper on January 27, 2017, 08:20:05 am

Hey

After some advice. I've got a load of amazon vouchers that I need to spend and have been thinking of getting an incubator to try and raise some chicks, ducks and geese eggs with. Has anyone got any tips or advice on the sort I should go for.

Thanks

Title: Re: Incubator
Post by: Marches Farmer on January 27, 2017, 09:12:50 am

As a toe in the water a Brinsea may be worth considering, with automatic turner.  You can get lots of bells and whistles and humidity control may be worth looking at, too.  We still use our old Brinsea Octagon for small hatches and it's been very reliable. 

Title: Re: Incubator
Post by: Dave C on January 27, 2017, 05:36:28 pm

As above  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Incubator
Post by: DenisCooper on January 27, 2017, 06:05:36 pm

Just had a look, they look good. Thanks

Title: Re: Incubator
Post by: Eve on January 27, 2017, 06:15:33 pm

Yep, definitely a Brinsea with automatic turner.  :thumbsup:
Tip: calibrate your incubator before every use.

Title: Re: Incubator
Post by: Junction Farm on February 01, 2017, 11:43:31 am

Another vote for Brinsea. We have a mini advanced that has never let me down and i purchased a oct 20 Advance. I only used the Oct once and i had a bad batch in and one exploded. I have just recently disinfected them all down and ready to use again. But with the avian influenza im holding of hatching anything for the min.  I was hoping to do an EMU egg in the oct 20.