The Moonshiner's Bootleg Incubator Reviews And Discussions

[The Moonshiner]

Mine's also set at 99.5. And I've learned I can't trust any thermometer.
Shouldn't hurt to bump it down to 99 and see what it does.
Even with the early hatch my chicks have thrived so I just left well enough alone.

When I left this morning I had 5 unhatched eggs in there. I didn't really check them but could see 2 were zipping.

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

Mine's also set at 99.5. And I've learned I can't trust any thermometer.
Shouldn't hurt to bump it down to 99 and see what it does.
Even with the early hatch my chicks have thrived so I just left well enough alone.

When I left this morning I had 5 unhatched eggs in there. I didn't really check them but could see 2 were zipping.

That's fair! My last batch has thrived and did really well despite hatching early....

I may just let it go as well if I don't run into issues...

 

[The Moonshiner]

All 28 of the maticoopx eggs hatched.

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

All 28 of the maticoopx eggs hatched.

Woot woot!!! That's so awesome!!!
I have 10/30 pipped currently

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

All 28 of the maticoopx eggs hatched.

26/30 for me...
4 DIS
2 with extra fluid
2 looked positioned wrong...none of these ever pipped...

86% I believe...not too shabby I suppose...


for you @The Moonshiner

I am pretty pleased all around....

(I am technically counting my chickens before they hatch ad there are still 5 working their way out of the shell...but chirping and happy as can be...so I assume they will be out by morning )

 

[The Moonshiner]

26 chicks out of an incubator that holds 30 eggs sounds pretty good to me. Heck I'm happy if I get 70% hatches.
Are you gonna set any more this year? I was thinking about doing an experiment hatch with something homemade. If I do I should probably run the maticoopx simultaneously. Don't want to end up with just a couple chicks from a small homemade one, you know?

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

26 chicks out of an incubator that holds 30 eggs sounds pretty good to me. Heck I'm happy if I get 70% hatches.
Are you gonna set any more this year? I was thinking about doing an experiment hatch with something homemade. If I do I should probably run the maticoopx simultaneously. Don't want to end up with just a couple chicks from a small homemade one, you know?

I am definitely happy with the hatch!
It's the first one from my Galaxy coop...and to have all 30 develope was a nice surprise!!! Perseus is doing his job well!!

I am not hatching anymore this yr. This batch will get a makeshift coop inside a secure run till harvest time...(these are for the freezer, well most anyways... probably gonna keep a few...)

But basically I am out of room and my hands are pretty darn full on the daily with life and other animals

Homemade incubators are what I want to research over winter...
Do you think one can be made that doesn't run on electricity?? Surely its been done rigged up with a battery of sorts?? (Clearly I've not begun the research) I want one that is not dependent on electricity. I know hens go broody but I do not want to rely on that.

And of course you need to run the 2 incubators together...the more the merrier

 

[The Moonshiner]

Amazon has the NR360 for $142.49 black friday sale

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

Amazon has the NR360 for $142.49 black friday sale

Saw that earlier..
I considered it ...ya know as a back up...
But then I realized once it came I'd have to test it ...and well since it would more then likely work...id then have to find space for more birds....and it'd be this big thing between my husband and i


ESPECIALLY since I am clearing one coop out

 

[The Moonshiner]

Must be Spring is in the air because I'm already preparing to fire this thread up sooner rather then later.
A new incubator arrived today and another is due for delivery tomorrow.