Open Contest Battle of the 'Bators—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[CabritaChicks]

First....started a tad early as we just flipped to 21 days. Oh..I put only water in one bottle and made sure to level the whole incubator...what do ya kniw...the humidity dropped from 71% to 46% !!!??

I have the same one. The instructions say to use only one water bottle for the initial incubation, and two during lockdown.

But due to my environment, I use zero water bottles and just put a tablespoon of water twice a day. It is the only thing I cant stand because that stupid alarm goes off if it dips below 40% (which is where I like it). It was the only incubator that shipped to the islands for free- and I got it on sale from walmart.com.

 

[FlockandFlower_Farm]

Very inexpensive incubator that turns a fun homeschool project into me wanting to be a micro hatchery as one does.

• Manufacturer- Apdoe
• Model- Apdoe 2025 Upgraded HatchPro 12
• Egg Capacity- 12
• What you like about it- It works! 360 glass and water bottles keep the humidity about right in our north/central Texas climate. 4/12 was a wild success for us. Second batch was 8/12!
• What you don't like about it-
• It’s SO HARD to get the lid off when there are baby chicks or fragile eggs in there. Things slip or leap out all over the place no matter how careful you are!

 

[BackyardinWales]

Both are Brinsea.

The smaller one is a mini Eco and has been reliable for all my hatches. Though it says it fits 10 hen eggs, 9 has been a squeeze, hence the new bigger one. The bigger one is the Maxi 24, which I've just transferred all my eggs to for Lockdown, I can't say much about that yet. It was a bit complex for my head to set it, but I'll know more for the next time I do a hatch. It was a little pricey, £223, but it apparently auto rotates, but not using that function this time.

So far I've found my Brinsea to be reliable, only time will tell if the new one is as good.

 

[casportpony]

Both are Brinsea.

The smaller one is a mini Eco and has been reliable for all my hatches. Though it says it fits 10 hen eggs, 9 has been a squeeze, hence the new bigger one. The bigger one is the Maxi 24, which I've just transferred all my eggs to for Lockdown, I can't say much about that yet. It was a bit complex for my head to set it, but I'll know more for the next time I do a hatch. It was a little pricey, £223, but it apparently auto rotates, but not using that function this time.

So far I've found my Brinsea to be reliable, only time will tell if the new one is as good.

If you want, you can make an entry for each incubator.

 

[BackyardinWales]

If you want, you can make an entry for each incubator.

I'm not happy that the new incubator yells at me cause the room is colder at night. The cats and I don't complain, nor should it!

That means more typing lol.

 

[Mill Chick]

Just put these egg in the incubator today! •

• Kebonnixs
• I cannot find the model number…?
• 12 egg incubator
• it send to work pretty well and is quite reliable and I have had chicks hatch every time (3 times) with a couple power outages!
• I suspect it is a degree or two off, but I have a couple of Govee thermometers on order!

 

[casportpony]

Just put these egg in the incubator today! This is my Kebonnixs 12 egg incubator! It works decently and is pretty reliable but not fancy!

Awesomwe! Good luck with your hatch!

Can you edit your post to include

2. An entry is at least one photo of your egg incubator (sorry, no hens) and must include:

• One photo needs to show the whole incubator
• Manufacturer
• Model
• Egg Capacity
• What you like about it
• What you don't like about it

 

[catsndogs4us]

Incubator: Harris Farms Nurture Right 360
I don't have the model number will check the paperwork tomorrow as I left it at school.
Egg Capacity: 22

I like this incubator a lot. It's simple to use and I have never had any trouble with it. It does exactly what it's supposed to do and I have had so far 100% successful hatches after infertiles/non starters removed. It's easy to clean after hatches. I think I've had it for 6 or so years. It's not the original version but the second edition.

I don't like the way the lid goes on, I always feel that I should check and double check that it's on perfectly. This is an issue I can live with though since otherwise the incubator works great for me and I wouldn't spend the money for a new one because of one small dislike.

Usually I hatch at home, this time I'm using it for a classroom hatch. The school had the big foam incubators for us to use but I chose to use my own. I'm used to it and don't have confidence in the foam ones. In fact a teacher who started with a foam one had to change parts because first the electronics weren't working right and then the turner was messing up. Also you have to fill that one with a baster which seems inconvenient to me. I will stick with my trusty Nurture Right 360.

The whole incubator photo has the temp a little off since I just had the lid off to start lockdown.

 

[BackyardinWales]

The night duty begins ... 3 hatching currently out of 9 in incubator.

Edit ... one arrived as I was writing the above post. (The one in the white egg at the back there)

 

[Mill Chick]

The night duty begins ... 3 hatching currently out of 9 in incubator.

Edit ... one arrived as I was writing the above post. (The one in the white egg at the back there)View attachment 4100656

Awww