4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[Poached]

hi all

 

 

i am looking to get a new incubator for christmas and really like the look of the r-com king suro,has anyone had any experience of this incy and i have a few questions which i cant seem to find the answeres to

1.does it auto turn?

2.can it be used to hatch other animals[ducks!]?

3 is it really any good?

 

 

thanks

josh

Edited July 26, 2010 by Guest

[Redwing]

yes, yes and yes seems to be the general concensus

 

There is a bumper thread on it on the Practical Poultry forum, under 'eggs and growers' and probably a few pages in by now

 

I will be buying one for next year certainly

[thebdj]

I have an RCOM Pro 20 and it is fantastic. I got my first hatch out recently and the whole thing went incredibly smoothly. It can hatch all manner of eggs from quail to chickens to pheasants and peacocks and will also cater for larger eggs with some DIY (I'm sure you can cook an ostrich in there!).

 

It also auto-turns which is nice and the most interesting feature is the auto-function. Put chicken eggs in, select chicken, hit go. 21 days later you have baby chickens Unhappy with the auto settings? Tweak them and let it do it's own thing anyway!

 

Absolutely brilliant, cannot talk more highly enough about it. I think I am right in saying the King SURO you are talking about is alarmingly similar to this.

 

Thumbs up!

[Poached]

can anyone give me a link to eggs and growers because i really cant find it on the practical poultry forum

[Redwing]

If you are not a member you cant see that part of the forum

[Poached]

ok thanks tasha

 

i will sign up now

[Poached]

for some reason it wont let me register and i cant find where it says to

[Redwing]

Its the top section 'register for the forum here'

 

they will not let you register if you have a free emaill address though (like Hotmail, Googlemail etc..) you need to have one thats paid for like XXXX@btinternet or xxxx@sky.com

[atsw]

Because registration is a manual exercise on the practical poultry forum, it can take a few days for them to set up your ID. In my case I had to prompt them after five days because I'd heard nothing. However, to their credit, they were then very quick at e-mailing my login details to me. It's all been fine since.

 

Andrew

[ChrisEllis]

I must say Brinsea is also an amazing brand to go with i have the mini auto brinsea incubator that holds 7 chicken eggs or 12 quail eggs and its so easy to use...so easy to clean, its atuo and has the exact preferences you need.

Lemme know how you get on

[TAJ]

I got a R-COM pro 20, I did look at the others - the suro is a cradle turner i.e. angles the eggs, where as the pro 20 rolls the eggs sidways for turning. In the end I went for the pro20 as it really is completely automatic - you just top up the water for humidity, no sponges anymore and it even beeps at you to warn if you forget to top up the water container - the suro from my reading you need to attach your own pot of water to a tube on the machine for humidity, it is onboard with the pro20.

 

My 1st hatch is due out next week so I will let you know, but it is certainly easy to use and has set programmes for many different birds, plus you can manually adjust if you wish.

 

Tracy

[Poached]

well i went ahead and ordered it tonight and well

 

I'M SO EXCITED

[Lewis]

 

What will you be hatching first?

[Poached]

polands and sussex

[ChrisEllis]

Ah i love polands - especially when they are crossed with frizzles its like the best combination ><