Greyface 50 Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) LILTHEDON...here are some pics of the incubator as requested. It is a still air type, and eggs have to be hand turned. The side door opens and the whole tray can be removed, and there are two sliding perspex covers on top which allow top access. I have 45 eggs of mixed sizes in it at the mo, but it may take about sixty if they were smallish, or forty large. Edited February 3, 2016 by Greyface Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devon flighter 421 Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 hope it does well for you ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 I love the look of that mate. A really well made bit if kit, built to last. Have you used it before? Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,318 Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 I had one just like it ! Lent it to some one and can't remember who ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LILTHEDON 103 Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 That is a bad boy bit of kit looks well made mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LILTHEDON 103 Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 What eggs have you got in their bud atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burnie69 376 Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 How you controlling the humidity? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcher666phil 43 Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 I have 1 of these old and simple good incubators you control humidty by putting a tray of water in underneath egg shelf atb with the hatching Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyface 50 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 I haven't used any incubators before, so I really haven't much idea. It is a solid thing and seems to be simple in its operation. I just have an egg cup full of water in it at the mo...I didn't know you could put water in the tray. It is still possible to buy instructions for this model, so I will get some soon. I've filled it with 21 Oxford eggs, and 24 others made up of 12 light sussex bantie cross things and a dozen eggs I bought from a local who keeps a mixture of large fowl for laying. With a bit of luck I will hatch a few. Thanks guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 The instructions are on Google. Type in - vision incubator instructions, there is a YouTube video and other instructions. Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevo79 569 Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) Bloodyhell I had t one if these I found them brilliant and had really good hatch rates out of it. It was top for hatching goose eggs. Edited February 5, 2016 by stevo79 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcher666phil 43 Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 I haven't used any incubators before, so I really haven't much idea. It is a solid thing and seems to be simple in its operation. I just have an egg cup full of water in it at the mo...I didn't know you could put water in the tray. It is still possible to buy instructions for this model, so I will get some soon. I've filled it with 21 Oxford eggs, and 24 others made up of 12 light sussex bantie cross things and a dozen eggs I bought from a local who keeps a mixture of large fowl for laying. With a bit of luck I will hatch a few. Thanks guys. any baking tray or foil tray that will fit in will do and buy a humidty vauge to put in with eggs i find as a rule the more warer the better atb im after an oxford ginger cock if you know of any spare Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burnie69 376 Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 The more water the better you end up with chick's growing to big in the egg and not having enough room to pip out. Humidity wants to be around 40%-45% for the 1st 18 days then rise it up to 65%-70% for the last 3 days hatching. There's one of these machines on ebay atm. Incubated hatched chick's with bent toes is down to humidity being wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyface 50 Posted February 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) Thanks for all the help. I only managed to hatch 9 out of the forty five I set in the incubator. One game fowl and the others are broody type crosses. I think I chilled some of the eggs when I stupidly added cold water to the base sponge. Now it's all heat lamps and work with the motherless chicks. The good news is that I've got 10 cracking game fowl chicks, a week old, running under a good cross broody. Chicken-man, all the 10 chicks are out of that trio I set up with the birds you kindly gave me, and one of the pullets is brooding eleven eggs. One of the stags was with the red hen from Oxfordshire (she is brooding about 14 eggs from that pairing), and is now with a red X grey pullet just to see what that might produce. The other red stag and the brown red pullet were swapped for some brown reds (pics to go on a new thread soon)...The man was delighted with them and says the stag was very keen to meet the neebors. My greys are looking well, but the pullets were late hatched last year, so there will be a wait for chicks from them this year. Edited February 29, 2016 by Greyface 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Bad luck only getting the 9, but great news with broodys. Good luck with the brown reds. What is the latest you would hatch? Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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