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incubator
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 5:04 pm
by KimChick
Looking for a used, but reasonably priced and reliable incubator - to fit about 20 eggs.... in the Rideau Lakes area.
Someone from a Facebook Group had one for $100 and was from Mallorytown, but it was snatched before I could respond.
So I posted a "Looking for", then someone contacted me, but it was too much of a distance away and too expensive.
If that doesn't pan out, I will be searching for chicks destined to be good layers. Our 20 have slowed down to less than a dozen a day. Today, I got 7.
Re: incubator
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:21 am
by Kbr42
What's reasonably priced? At the Sydenham feed store they have brand new for around 100.00.ill check again this weekend if you'd like.
Cheers Karen
Re: incubator
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:30 am
by Killerbunny
I find that at this time of year laying slows, mine have slowed up too. I suspect there is a "sweet spot" for daylight hours that says it's spring and a good time to hatch babies so they are stimulated to lay eggs. Mine pick up again as the day shortens in August, September. Then they moult and all bets are off LOL!
Re: incubator
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:19 am
by Ontario Chick
KimChick wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 5:04 pm
Looking for a used, but reasonably priced and reliable incubator - to fit about 20 eggs.... in the Rideau Lakes area.
Someone from a Facebook Group had one for $100 and was from Mallorytown, but it was snatched before I could respond.
So I posted a "Looking for", then someone contacted me, but it was too much of a distance away and too expensive.
If that doesn't pan out, I will be searching for chicks destined to be good layers. Our 20 have slowed down to less than a dozen a day. Today, I got 7.
Have you considered to just have your eggs hatched at Millpond hatchery? at 35 cents per egg has to be much cheeper then purchasing a used incubator, pretty risky undertaking when you are in a hurry.
Re: incubator
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 7:52 pm
by KimChick
Killerbunny wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:30 am
I find that at this time of year laying slows, mine have slowed up too. I suspect there is a "sweet spot" for daylight hours that says it's spring and a good time to hatch babies so they are stimulated to lay eggs. Mine pick up again as the day shortens in August, September. Then they moult and all bets are off LOL!
Well doesn't that beat all? I did, however, collect 10 eggs today from the 20 hens, so all is not lost.
Also, the hens seem to be very slow at growing feathers after a moult.
Re: incubator
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 1:02 pm
by baronrenfrew
incubator $100? sure a still air machine
or a Chinese cheapo
For reliable get a “Little Giant” or “Hova bator, Genesis from GQF”. you want 1. forced air 2. an auto turner and 3. wafer or digital thermostat (my old rig had a wafer and worked great) and set it up in your basement dry (no water) so the damp basement is all you need.
Re: incubator
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 1:09 pm
by baronrenfrew
http://www.gqfmfg.com/table-top-models/. this is the manufacturer (no CDN shipping
canadian distributer is
https://www.berryhill.ca
there lots of hova’s for sale on kijiji. folks buy them for snakes and reptiles. add a turbo fan kit and auto turner and good to go
here’s the previous thread worth reading
Choosing an incubator?
Re: incubator
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:51 pm
by KimChick
Kbr42 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:21 am
What's reasonably priced? At the Sydenham feed store they have brand new for around 100.00.ill check again this weekend if you'd like.
Cheers Karen
About $100 is reasonable. Anything over $200 seems excessive. I will check Baker's next time I'm there, too.
Re: incubator
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:56 pm
by KimChick
Thanks, I will check kijiji.
Re: incubator
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:27 am
by Kbr42
KimChick wrote: ↑Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:51 pm
Kbr42 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:21 am
What's reasonably priced? At the Sydenham feed store they have brand new for around 100.00.ill check again this weekend if you'd like.
Cheers Karen
About $100 is reasonable. Anything over $200 seems excessive. I will check Baker's next time I'm there, too.
Brand new at Sydenham Feed Store is 125.00 I checked this weekend.
