Incubators - That Old Question

[PeskyWabbits 464]

I've been leaving my Muscovies to it, but 35 days and lots of deaths during hatching, or ducklings that don't survive the rain.

 

Am thinking of an incubator for a max of 20 eggs at a time. Want something as automatic and leave alone as possible.

 

Is there a definitive answer?

 

Don't want anything too expensive but I will consider a range, new or used.

 

The stress of waiting.. then failure.

 

Thanks a lot

 

Pesky

[jim1982 2]

http://www.screwfix.com/p/octagon-20-eco-ae22a-egg-incubator/3664f cheapest new brinsea i could find

[burnie69 376]

R-Com20

[astrix 12]

Hi pesky,

 

I'm using a Brinsea 20 egg auto and there great, pretty much set up n leave, borrowed off a mate cos they can be a bit expensive even 2nd hand.

 

I also have a generic 48 egg auto too, not bad but not as good as the Brinsea,

 

Cheers,

Astrix

[PeskyWabbits 464]

Thanks for the replies. So far there is one surviving duckling - Chesney.

There are 3 ducks sitting on what look like rotten eggs.

I have been watching incubators on ebay.

 

My ducks are a bit in-bred. Started with 3 unrelated and one drake. Currently got 12 and Chesney. So the drakes may have bad sperm anyway. Had a few still born, as in hatched but died attached to the shells.

Got problems with invaders too. Shot 4 magpies now and traps and poison down for the rats.

 

I am a twitching, nervous thing

[cambi26 5]

https://www.omlet.co.uk/shop/chicken_keeping/incubation_and_rearing/9456/brinsea_octagon_20_eco_incubator_ae21a_manual_egg_turn

 

I got mine from here great incubator.

[tank34 2,178]

Broody hen , I have hatched loads of duck eggs with broody hens mate