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[Parsley]

Hopefully Father Christmas is bringing me some money for an incubator

 

Having never had one before or even hatched (hens have always gone broody at the wrong times ) I am looking for tips on what is a good incubator and what features should I look for. Is automatic humidity highly recommended?

I have been looking at the R-COMs, does anyone have any experience of these.

 

Any advice appreciated and sorry if this is posted in the wrong place

 

Wendy

[Tweety]

Have a look in the hatching and rearing section for lots of opinions and advice. I asked the same question when i was trying to decide which incubator to get, and decided on the Brinsea Octagon 20 automatic, and am very pleased with it.

 

The Incubator Shop is a good place to look too - give them a call, they are very helpful and their service is excellent. They also do good packages, including incubator, brooder, feeders etc.

 

It's a great Christmas present idea!

[sjp]

I you only want to hatch 6-7 the the Brinsea mini advanced is a good one I brought one last Christmas used it twice as a incubator and once as a hatcher with good results as much as I like chicks runing around the living room much prefere broodies far less work as worry

[craftyhunnypie]

RCom are fab! I the 20's & also 2 of the mini's. The mini's are good if just hatching 6 eggs.I've had some brilliant success with these. Very easy for a newbie to hatching! The 20's are great investment, if you want to get into hatching in a big way.

Emma.x

[Griffin]

I love my Rcom 20 It's easy to use, easy to clean and visability is superb.

[jam]

I love my corti semi automatic incy- great value for money in my opinion- holds 25 eggs cost just shy of £100 I can't afford an R-com king suro but that one would be my second choice