The Moonshiner's Bootleg Incubator Reviews And Discussions

[Canadian Wind]

Went to a poultry auction today and was soooooooo tempted by some used incubators. Dirty looks from my daughter stopped me though.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Moony, next time you feel like making an incubator, you should ask your local schools to keep you in mind if they need to replace any cafeteria coolers instead of paying for it to be dumped or taken somewhere

 

[The Moonshiner]

Moony, next time you feel like making an incubator, you should ask your local schools to keep you in mind if they need to replace any cafeteria coolers instead of paying for it to be dumped or taken somewhere

This is a most excellent idea.
How big are they?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Went to a poultry auction today and was soooooooo tempted by some used incubators. Dirty looks from my daughter stopped me though.

Leave her at home next time
What kinds did they have?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

This is a most excellent idea.
How big are they?

Gosh, the one we just junked was like 3 feet deep by like 6 feet long I think. I can ask on Monday. Some are shorter though, just depends on what piece of the cold line it is

 

[Canadian Wind]

Leave her at home next time
What kinds did they have?

Funny thing is, she was there to keep me from buying everything in sight, yet it was her and my youngest daughter that came home with something. And my grandson won a pair of show-quality Aylesbury ducks! I ended up with... nothing. Not even a rock.

I'm not sure what kind, but they were kind of half-chest, see-through plexiglass things. Big square things. One went for only $25!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I've heard some bad reviews about it. Mostly the cradle motor going out.
Supposedly everything works on this one and I've been wanting one for a long time.
Good or bad it's a really unique design so I really needed it.
I have the RCom cradle design one also with the humidity pump so I feel a head to head challenge coming up.

I've heard the same about the cradle motor. Here's hoping you have better success with it!

When I first got my Octagon, I hatched maybe one time a year at most, so manually turning it (by rolling the whole incubator!) a few times a day for a few weeks was no big deal for me. Now I hatch more, so I use it as my hatcher and let my Ovation autoturn my eggs for me. Either way, the Octagon has always been rock steady for temperature, even in a room where minor temp swings happen, and heats up in no time at all.

I've never tried an RCom, but definitely interested in how they compare

 

[WallyG74]

I ended up with... nothing. Not even a rock.

You can always pick one up in the parking lot. Those are the free ones.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

So Ive had eggs in my hoovabator for 2 1/2 weeks and the eggs that did develop died early. I can't get it to stay a consistent temp. At one point it'll be 99F, then it'll got down to 95F, then to 97F then to 100F and back around. Sometimes reaching up to 102F.

 

[nuthatched]

Have my maticoopx out for a test. Temperatures are holding between 99.5 and 100.5, humidity at 54% but it's raining today.
The other hygrometer/thermometer is a few degrees low and running 49% but I'm not sure it's correct, I haven't checked it yet.