I built my own incubator out of an old "min" fridge/freezer. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ng-fridge-freezer-into-a-nice-sized-incubator
Pros:
Compact
Efficient
Accurate
Cons:
Wires too short
Humidity not monitored within "This is an all-in-one kit" (have to buy a humidity monitor separately)
Egg turner settings not clarified for the auto egg turners IW sells to be used with this unit
I was excited to get my IncuKit and get everything connected to start hatching some Quail and Chicken eggs. I was pleased with the unit until I started placing everything where it needed to be and noticed that the wiring was too short to reach everything properly. I think that for the price, IW could have at least made the cords about a foot longer, including the temp probe.
After configuring everything so it would fit within the constraints of the wiring, I powered the unit on. After going through all of the options I was a little disappointed that there was not a humidity reading. What this means to me is that there is another expense to "complete" the incubator setup. Seeing that humidity is a NECESSITY to incubate ANY type of egg AND the very first line of the 225w IncuKit says "This is an all-in-one kit designed to be the heart and brains of your cabinet incubator.", I was honestly expecting it to be a reading on the display
I also purchased a Hova-Bator auto egg turner to use with this unit and no where in the instructions does it tell you what settings to use for the specific automatic egg turners. The default settings are: Turner-100%, Trn On T-4s and TrnFullC-12m. I had my turner connected for hours and did not notice ANY movement! I do know that the Hova-Bator and Little Giant auto egg turners are a complete cycle every 4 hrs so those settings do not seem to be correct for those models that they sell..
All in all, I must admit, this unit DOES heat up very quickly and with a few adjustments to the settings, it holds FIRM at 99.5F! I gave it 3.5 stars for everything due to the small issues I feel as though could and SHOULD be fixed for the next version of this unit! If they are, I would happily give it 5 stars across the board!
Pros:
Compact
Efficient
Accurate
Cons:
Wires too short
Humidity not monitored within "This is an all-in-one kit" (have to buy a humidity monitor separately)
Egg turner settings not clarified for the auto egg turners IW sells to be used with this unit
I was excited to get my IncuKit and get everything connected to start hatching some Quail and Chicken eggs. I was pleased with the unit until I started placing everything where it needed to be and noticed that the wiring was too short to reach everything properly. I think that for the price, IW could have at least made the cords about a foot longer, including the temp probe.
After configuring everything so it would fit within the constraints of the wiring, I powered the unit on. After going through all of the options I was a little disappointed that there was not a humidity reading. What this means to me is that there is another expense to "complete" the incubator setup. Seeing that humidity is a NECESSITY to incubate ANY type of egg AND the very first line of the 225w IncuKit says "This is an all-in-one kit designed to be the heart and brains of your cabinet incubator.", I was honestly expecting it to be a reading on the display
I also purchased a Hova-Bator auto egg turner to use with this unit and no where in the instructions does it tell you what settings to use for the specific automatic egg turners. The default settings are: Turner-100%, Trn On T-4s and TrnFullC-12m. I had my turner connected for hours and did not notice ANY movement! I do know that the Hova-Bator and Little Giant auto egg turners are a complete cycle every 4 hrs so those settings do not seem to be correct for those models that they sell..
All in all, I must admit, this unit DOES heat up very quickly and with a few adjustments to the settings, it holds FIRM at 99.5F! I gave it 3.5 stars for everything due to the small issues I feel as though could and SHOULD be fixed for the next version of this unit! If they are, I would happily give it 5 stars across the board!