i see some people use this product to poultry hatching, can anyone tell me how manny chicken eggs can hold this incubator??
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We don't use it for hatching eggs because the heat is not regulated properly. Maybe that has been corrected by now; I don't know. We tried one several years ago and the heating was too irregular to hatch eggs. Nancy Laird RN
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I got an 83% hatch rate on my chicks, the other two that didn't survive died to an over heated hatcher. I don't hatch in this unit I have a hatcher because this is hard to clean.
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I'm actually having the same experience. In 2 weeks I've gotten one egg laid in the new boxes. I've tried showing the boxes to the hens, putting eggs in them, and making the places they are laying less appealing for nesting. Not much luck yet. I am hoping time would help them get more comfortable with the plastic boxes, but based on your experience, maybe not. I'll be interested to see others' answers.
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It does let you do the Duck eggs. Make sure that you mark a line on the eggs to make sure that they're making a full rotation. Also make sure on your rotation number that you increase the number so the rotation rolls longer and the egg is incubated better. Make sure that you keep your water full with the duck eggs being larger and shell sometime thicker. It does hold them but it gets a little bit tight. Also when ducks hatch you need to put them in a brooder immediately it is very cramped in the Brinsea. Good luck with your duck hatching.
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That's what I want to know and still can't figure out. Sorry I can't help. I do think it would be good for eggs if you can get it to work.
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This is for the little giant but it is a generic fan. The kit comes with everything you need to install and it takes about 30 seconD's to complete. I have run 4 runs of chicken eggs with it and had no problems. My hatch rate went from 25% to about 85%. Watch your humidity closely. Any circulated air kit will dry the air a good bit so add sponges to help maintain humidity.
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I have 3 bantams and it is too small along with an attached running pen. I wouldn't keep more than 2 small grown chickens. They also don't use the roost that is provided and sleep in the tray or nests upstairs. My hens should be laying next month...it will be interesting if they use the nests for laying eggs. The pen is not designed to be moved or relocated...I've had mine a few months and it is starting to crack and the end door has been replaced with longer screws several times! The coop is made of light material and won't last very long especially if you relocate your birds to new grasses. Also, the nests are getting loose with no use!! From one grandma to another, you get quality with what you pay.
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Mine will lay eggs in there too but then they prefer to sleep in the home I got them for their first year with me-- a Formex snap-lock chicken house. I've recently put the Fontana up on blocks and will start to pull some out of the Formex coop and put some into the Fontana so they aren't overcrowded like last winter!
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i have not tried other incubators but this one and i love the result i just purchased another one for my quail eggs..
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I am sure you can. The slots are adjustable. I did both chicken and Turkey eggs. My chicken eggs were middle sized and small sized. This incubator works great is is easy to use!
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Ramon, In theory, yes. The incubator comes with a '?' setting for birds not preprogrammed in the unit. What this basically means is that you set the number of days for the incubation period. The second issue is size. If the eggs are smaller than a goose egg, then you should be able to fit two in the incubator. I hope this helps. Regards, Pacific Star Corp.
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I am a bit of a Newbie too. I will ask my friend who has been helping me and answer again if he says different. I am not familiar with a hatch pad but there is not much room between the screen and the egg turner. You can remove the turner and just turn by hand to make more room. Also I don't know if the hatch pad is porous or if it would block or interfere with the humidity from below. None of my chicks got caught in the screen. A few got stuck on their backs in the egg turners. My biggest concern is that the heater coil on the lid can create a nasty burn. My friend burned his hand on it. Not much feathers on the little chicks just hatched and all wet! It never turned out to be a problem tho. I am a bit of a Newbie too. I will ask my friend who has been helping me and answer again if he says different. I am not familiar with a hatch pad but there is not much room between the screen and the egg turner. You can remove the turner and just turn by hand to make more room. Also I don't know if the hatch pad is porous or if it would block or interfere with the humidity from below. None of my chicks got caught in the screen. A few got stuck on their backs in the egg turners. My biggest concern is that the heater coil on the lid can create a nasty burn. My friend burned his hand on it.... » Read More I am a bit of a Newbie too. I will ask my friend who has been helping me and answer again if he says different. I am not familiar with a hatch pad but there is not much room between the screen and the egg turner. You can remove the turner and just turn by hand to make more room. Also I don't know if the hatch pad is porous or if it would block or interfere with the humidity from below. None of my chicks got caught in the screen. A few got stuck on their backs in the egg turners. My biggest concern is that the heater coil on the lid can create a nasty burn. My friend burned his hand on it. Not much feathers on the little chicks just hatched and all wet! It never turned out to be a problem tho. « Show Less
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I only used it briefly when the chickens were little as I only had a small coop for the babies. I have Isa Browns and Black Sex links, and they were able to figure it out and get water. I put a 5 gallon barrel on top of the coop, so it would keep it filled. But I actually prefer the old fashioned chicken water elevated a little bit off the ground just because I was never sure if the barrel was getting low. I use a flat bottom bowl to elevate the waterer a little bit to help keep dirt and pine shavings out of it, and so the water level is a little higher that just on the ground....I prefer the old tin waterer type because you can just look at it and see if it's clean water and filled. But I did keep my oasis fountainhead, as I would hook it up again if I was going to be gone for a few days, because I could connect it to a large water reservoir so they would always have water when I am gone. And I don't know of any way to keep the dirt and bird crap out of the tin water container - I've tried elevating them a little and it doesn't help - they still find a way to crap in their water reservoir!
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I had the same concern. I just made sure I was efficient at it. I had 42 eggs in mine. After a few times I was able to turn them in 45 seconds lid off to lid on. The temp drops for a few minutes but not enuf, long enuf to matter. I had a low hatch rate but only because I had quite a few eggs that were either unfertilized or died before I put them in the incubator. All the eggs that started growing hatched just fine. Plan to do the same thing this spring. Only thing I'll change is how I collect and store the eggs until I am ready to start.
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I've used it and I am not sure how much my chickens really used it. It got very cold here shortly after I installed it and now the bucket is frozen. They won't really get back at it until it warms up...so I'm not sure. However, I have friends that use it and they have had 100% success with it so I'm looking forward to trying it again. Good luck!
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Hi. We hatched out chicks last month. When the time was up, it just kept running. We had it running for an extra day and it did not shut off until we turned it off. Good luck with your hatch!
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not the best idea, but you can just save the 10 eggs you have until you have all you intend to set, you can store hatching eggs up to about a month just keep them in an area with stable temp
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I attempted goose eggs in my brinsea mini advance. I could barely, barely fit 4 in there. You will have to hand turn them. Plus, once one hatches, you'll need to take it out pretty quickly because they're so huge when they finally get free of the egg. I would definitely do it again.