Best incubator

[Tmartin7711]

Hi everyone! Looking for a incubator that I can use year round. Don't care about the price but I want no more then 40 eggs to hold it. I've looked at other forums and they all say mama hens but unfortunately they don't work year round. Any suggestions or what incubators you use?

 

[KCChickenMomma]

If you don't care about price here is one that's on my wish list. Someday I'll get one. I've looked at so many amd this one comes highly recommended.
Brinsea Products USAF37C Ovation 28 EX Fully Automatic Egg Incubator with Humidity Control, One Size https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1449ST/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_5KZEAZD279JSYSFKX2H2
There's also the Hovabator that's an affordable alternative to the Brinsnea. Comes highly recommended to me as well. HovaBator Genesis 1588 Deluxe Egg Incubator Combo Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XNVDJ...abc_7VEY91YC3WN1MN91KJ4C?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I have the Farm innovator and after adjusting the syrofoam lid it keeps temp and humidity perfectly.

 

[TwoShepherds]

I have had good luck with this one. https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/borotto-real-24-egg-incubators. I have the one that holds up to 24 eggs. There are models that hold fewer eggs and one that holds more. I hatched 19:21 eggs on my last hatch (not shipped eggs). The two that didn't hatch were alive at lockdown--so it was almost a perfect hatch. I no longer use the humidifier that can be purchased with it. I've had bad luck with it flooding the tray, and if i had the chance to do things over again, I wouldn't waste the money purchasing the humidifier.

I almost got the Harris Farms Nurture Right Incubator because the reviews seemed good and people seem to like it. The only reason I didn't was because I thought I'd be hatching a lot of quail eggs, and the Borroto has a tray specifically designed to hold different sizes of eggs.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

3 trays for eggs. Bottom is a hatcher.

https://incubatorwarehouse.com/egg-incubators/cabinet/gqf-classic-sportsman-cabinet-incubator.html

 

[Huntmaster]

3 trays for eggs. Bottom is a hatcher.

https://incubatorwarehouse.com/egg-incubators/cabinet/gqf-classic-sportsman-cabinet-incubator.html
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Yes I would suggest these cabinet incubators my self they hold temps and humidity better than smaller cheaper ones. You can use separate racks for different sets or ages of eggs and bottom for non stop hatching.

 

[Smiles-N-Sunshine]

I've been very pleased with my Brinsea Ovation 56 EX. Definitely spendy but "buy once cry once" is the plan. The automatic humidity control was important to me, because I live in a desert environment.

I had repeated success with a HovaBator some years back, my chief complaint with those being you just can't bleach and hard scrub styrofoam as you can with hard plastic.

If you're for sure going to hatch all year, every year, I'll recommend something like the Brinsea.

 

[KCChickenMomma]

Thay

3 trays for eggs. Bottom is a hatcher.

https://incubatorwarehouse.com/egg-incubators/cabinet/gqf-classic-sportsman-cabinet-incubator.html
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That's exactly what I need right now. Definitely going on my wish list.

 

[affacat]

Any recommendations for a smaller one, maybe 12-16 or so? $150 or less? I went on Amazon and was overwhelmed by choices (many are the 'copy cat' companies with gibberish names now all over Amazon). Prefer made, or at least assembled in usa.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Any recommendations for a smaller one, maybe 12-16 or so? $150 or less? I went on Amazon and was overwhelmed by choices (many are the 'copy cat' companies with gibberish names now all over Amazon). Prefer made, or at least assembled in usa.

https://www.amazon.com/Harris-Farms...ZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==&tag=backy-20

 

[affacat]

https://www.amazon.com/Harris-Farms...ZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==&tag=backy-20

Thanks! This was the one in my cart before I got overwhelmed... just going to buy it. Thanks again!