swan40 Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 My son has purchased a fine Chinese plastic pretend incubator that worked for all of 2 days before it turned into a top quality egg cooker - cost of incubator £100 cost of rear breed eggs he will not tell me However all is not lost as I have been keeping an eye on it ,which as he is at work could not do. A very good friend has lent me his incubator and hopefully some will be ok ( I live in hope ) As I have been monitoring things and when it all started going tittsup I transferred the eggs to the old proven incubator do you think the eggs have a chance. If I sound ignorant it's because I am I know half of all about this -but I do know a cheap rubbish incubator is not the way to go . So my question is --if you were going to buy a good quality incubator for poultry and game birds 100 - 200 capacity not money no object but good value that will last and work for a few years I would like some advice I'm thinking more basic than totally computer controlled but I'm open to any ideas from people who actually do it rather than would like to . Hope someone can advise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 Anything made by Brinsea would be my choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 You might be able to rescue the situation with a very reasonably priced additional gadget. If you look on ebay for something called stc-1000 it can very accurately control temperature. However it works by switching the appliance on and off via its mains electrical connection, so if the incubator is digital and resets every time it is switched off it would be no good. Otherwise might be worth a punt for around £12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swan40 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 thanks for the suggestions .Alls well at the moment with the borrowed unit so I have a while to get something sorted Now I have got involved I find it very interesting and will buy a decent cabinet type incubator once I decide on what to get. So any other ideas welcome -- quality rather than cheap and cheerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 We bought landowners mother a little Brinsea to tend for the eggs we gathered from our ex layers. Good bits of kit. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 18/10/2020 at 19:04, swan40 said: My son has purchased a fine Chinese plastic pretend incubator that worked for all of 2 days before it turned into a top quality egg cooker - cost of incubator £100 cost of rear breed eggs he will not tell me However all is not lost as I have been keeping an eye on it ,which as he is at work could not do. A very good friend has lent me his incubator and hopefully some will be ok ( I live in hope ) As I have been monitoring things and when it all started going tittsup I transferred the eggs to the old proven incubator do you think the eggs have a chance. If I sound ignorant it's because I am I know half of all about this -but I do know a cheap rubbish incubator is not the way to go . So my question is --if you were going to buy a good quality incubator for poultry and game birds 100 - 200 capacity not money no object but good value that will last and work for a few years I would like some advice I'm thinking more basic than totally computer controlled but I'm open to any ideas from people who actually do it rather than would like to . Hope someone can advise Think this depends on what eggs they are, what temp they went to and for how long. How old are the eggs now? You could candle them (if old enough). This would give you an idea if they are still alive and developing. You won't go far wrong with a Brinsea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swan40 Posted November 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Just in case anybody is following my sad tale -as it stands 8 hatched in the brooder and lots of signs of more - so all is well. ---well so far so good more a case of enthusiasm over competence but is not this how we learn, I'm happy that we have got a result - never done this before but will keep on keeping on . My son is still waiting for some positive feedback from the supplier of the Chinese incubator/egg cooker . The only thing they seem to be concerned about is " please do not leave a negative review" We await some recompense but they have said they do not want in returned ( probably have a warehouse full) but at least something has been rescued from this, I now Know a lot more about the hatching and production of poultry than I did before. I am sure not everything that comes from china is substandard but - it seems to me if a penny needs to be spent a halfpenny will do, a system that has put paid to many industrial countries in the past as an owner of a fine Austin Allergro ( complete with complimentary welly boots) I can testify. I have purchased a incubator from Brinsea so now I have a set up that will hopefully see my son (and now me as my interest has been lit ) right. Thanks all for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Well done for rescuing the situation hopefully you will get a good hatch 😊👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swan40 Posted November 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 10 now plus 2 more nearly out . Its better than watching the telly --quite exiting really. As I have 2 days shooting this week cancelled at least I can pretend to be a farmer instead ha ha The most expensive chickens in the UK I would guess .We live and learn. My wife really loves it (looking after the eggs that is) so every one is happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swan40 Posted November 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 Any idea what percentage of the eggs would somebody who knew what they were doing would expect to hatch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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