The Quack Shack

[Corbdee]

It won't be easy for me: I become attached to the birds too easy and then it is really hard to let go, especially if i know they are being eaten!

Oh true. I just mean at least you don’t have to worry about culling, plucking, cleaning the birds, or anything like that

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Good Evening, Night, Morning, Day or Afternoon to everybody on the blue Marble.

Also i wish you a Happy New Year!
Let's hope 2021 will be better than 2020, the ducker! 🌪

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Oh true. I just mean at least you don’t have to worry about culling, plucking, cleaning the birds, or anything like that

You understand me! My wifie is laughing about me, calling me ugly names!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I am selling my incubators. It’s time to give them up.

But I might keep a little one..

@Magnolia Ducks and i already own that kind of incubator, they're called DRAGON!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

@WannaBeHillBilly , keep me posted on the incubator hatching. I do at least 4hatches a year. Can't wait to get going on spring.

Will sure do!

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

@Magnolia Ducks and i already own that kind of incubator, they're called DRAGON!

I didn't realise you had muscovies

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Good afternoon everyone, we are at 60* feels like spring. Ice just about gone!!

I am not so sure about the frost anymore: After just one night of rain the nicely hard surface around the house has again turned into ankle deep mud…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Gosh that grass my goose would love.

Blanca Duck would jump straight in and eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I didn't realise you had muscovies

I don't think a Muscovy duck is worse this Buff Orpington Runner Mix:

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And she did that again two times this Fall/Winter, being broody for a couple of hours and then just running outside…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

You get what you pay for with incubators. People here swear by janoel 12s, I have the janoel 48 which is great and itwas $200au so they may be cheaper there. They have 12s, 18s, 24s, 48s and 90 somethings

I can't really recommend you anything under $100. Like Wunda said, you get what you pay for. You could try one of the Styrofoam type ones, which are under $100, but they're not very good. I never had good luck with any of them.

If you can spend $140, the Nurture Right 360 is very good. Also I've heard good things about the Incuview.

I have a Hovabator. Not expensive but over $100. Works really well though.

So basically what you're telling me is that everything below $100 is crap!
But the Janoel12 is available on Amazonia for $66:

Is there anything one should look in particular when buying a 'bator? I'm a bit confused, there are traffic looking "incubator machines" on eBay for just $30, like this:


Really all i want is a tiny incubator for 6-20 eggs with an automatic egg turner.
Or can you use a large incubator and just put a few eggs inside?