mollyripkim Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Have narrowed down the choice to brinsea octagon, there is a £47 price difference between the one that has digital humidity and temp so my question is how necessary/important is it - this will be my first time hatching so want to get it right. They both have auto turn. Thoughts/experience appreciated, thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoPekin Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hi, I have just hatched my very first lot of chicks 100% hatch 9/9 . I have a very basic incubator, Just has a turner on top for temp and water containers. I bought a digital temp/ Humidity gauge from ebay for £3.60 and had it in there the whole time of incubating. Temp is the most important thing... I would have the machine running for 2-3 days before setting the eggs to make sure the temp is right 37.5. With humidity i find everyone has there own way of doing it. Myself i only add a very little amount of water 20%-25% humidity for the first 18 days then i up it to 65% 19-21 days.This work for me... If you want it all built in then go for that one.. but if you happy to use a different gauge then save some money... I hope this helps x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 Thank you so much, yes that really does help, no point spending more than I have to. Congratulations on your hatching, it's very exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
