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Hi,
the daughter (bless her little cotton socks) informed me yesterday that for christmas she wants Santa (she is only 8) to bring her an incubator for christmas so she can hatch some of her own eggs from our hens! So any suggestions on a nice simple (and preferably cheep lol) incubator which is suitable for the job! And does any one have any experience of fertilized eggs brough over the internet as was contemplating buying some to add some variety to our flock which is mainly goldline, warrens and Burdie our Marran cockerel (we also have baldy our Marran chick - gender unknown - he is only 3 months old).
Thanks Alex

I've never used an incubator, but the Brinsea Mini Eco 10 egg incubator looks like a good starter one. It's £54.99, so a good price to start off with. I think you'd be best to wait until Spring before buying any hatching eggs as a lot of eggs won't be fertile at this time of year.

Hi Alex.
I too would recommend Brinsea. Although I have not used a mini eco it does look and sound good.

I have an Octagon 20 which I can highly recommend but I am not sure if you will be wanting one this big. The R-com's come in the 20 size as well so again probably too big and the R-com 3 egg incubator I feel is probably rather pointless especially as this hobby is soo addictive! lol

The Novitals I don't think give quite good results.

Regards, Jamie.

Thanks guys will have a nosey round and see if i can pick up one of them! First going off i think we'll have a bash with some of our own eggs, then in the spring i m hoping to pick up some eggs from different breeds to hatch!
Thanks Alex

You could always buy her a detemined broody hen, much cheaper than an incubator

Cunning plan buying one might just work as we did have a broody hen a while back but the others would nt leave her sit in peace and when i tried moving her some where separate she got upset, so buying one in may work coz we can put her somwhere separate to start! Only prob not sure where to get my hand on a broody tho!
thanks

If no luck with broodies try Rcom20 2009 model. They are about £200 to buy new but worth every penny. Auto turning, auto temperature and auto humidity! what more could you possibly want! Perfect, reliable and so simple to use and clean. I have 2 and they are a godsend. My kids watch the chicks hatch through the perspex top and it even sings a little song when the eggs are turning too!!!