Incubators for Chickens (choosing & buying)

[@Louise-xr5ok]

Brinsea all the way for me.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I absolutely agree Louise, we have never found better

[@karenw9996]

Enjoyable video, I can't have chickens in the town where I live but I still enjoyed the video.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Karen,,🙂

[@petervincent4461]

brilliant

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Thanks Peter!

[@andyandyfrogy1113]

Thank you for the video!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

You're welcome Andy, I hope it answered your question?

[@andyandyfrogy1113]

@@EnglishCountryLife exactly what I wanted! Those inside the hen house are great shoots!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@andyandyfrogy1113 Thank you - Fiona did them with an old phone!

[@bgtrev]

This series will prove interesting, we have four at present, two currently full and working. One incubator I do not trust at all but serves well for keeping newly hatched birds in for a day or two or as required. Hopefully viewers will watch this, listen to the advice/thoughts and so save themselves what could be an expensive mistake.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Honestly Trev, I've made a lot of mistakes homesteading. A cheap incubator is one of the worst

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

I live in a place where there's always high humidity, so I dry hatch and it works great. I only add water at lockdown and I am using a cheap incubator. I have a more expensive one but I find the cheap one works better for dry hatching. I have 16 that are five weeks old in a coop outside and have 5 in a brooder that has hatched out over the past two days and several eggs still to hatch. I'm chicken poor but I'm not keeping all of these.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

If atmospheric humidity is high, a humidity pump wouldn't add any moisture so your way sounds sensible!

[@afaria6173]

I've read the Buff Orpington roosters crow less than other breeds. I'd like to see a video about the crowing that comes with having the roosters.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

That's an interesting thought. Orpington cockerels do vary a great deal in how noisy they are

[@andrewporter4919]

I’m looking forward to this series, I had my first hatch last year with a Brinsea maxi advanced, brinsea brooder plate and I did re-use my kids old foldable play pen which worked a treat, do you have hatching eggs for sale as I have an Orpington rooster and I would like to add some Orpington hens to my flock (I’m aware hatching is a risk of more roosters)

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Hi Andrew, we do indeed have hatching eggs at present. Feel free to email us [e-mail].

[@lifetimetraveller758]

What breeds do you raise

[@EnglishCountryLife]

We specialise in Buff Orpingtons but also raise Crested Cream Legbars & Welsummers just for eggs 🙂

[@MrPaddy924]

Another great video, thanks. I have a question unrelated to the video. Are you worried that Lincolnshire is deemed to be one of the most vulnerable regions in Europe in respect of climate change? Does it lead to thoughts of relocating or are you reasonably relaxed about the situation? I'm asking because I recently read a report that highlighted the top areas of risk and Lincolnshire was mentioned.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Not hugely worried to be honest - our house was built in the 1700s and it's still here. I suppose flooding could affect us but only through large sea level rises. London would be underwater!

[@ivyjulieharvey3043]

what incubation kit would you recommend for an off-grid system, please? I have turkeys and guinea fowl as well as chickens and ducks.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Hi Ivy, you should ignore the smaller ones (Mini II) because they won't accommodate turkey eggs. So long as you have reasonably reliable electricity from a PV system them I would suggest the Ovation series. We have an Ovation 28EX. Typical power consumption is 30 watts. You could go to a 56 if you need more room. How many eggs at a time do you want to incubate?

[@ivyjulieharvey3043]

@@EnglishCountryLife Thank you. I will keep searching.

[@daz196749]

Can't see the link great clip too, also why have some of you hens wearing saddles

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Hi Darren - which link can't you see? We explain the chicken saddles in this short video 🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIPbnIuNn69ghNU

[@steveday4797]

What comes first, the incubator or the egg 😆. Joking aside, great video, thanks

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Definitely the chicken 😉 Thanks Steve!

[@andyandyfrogy1113]

Another "turning" question. If I'm able to setup automatic turning, should it be done over the day or can it turn it in the night as well? Also how often should it turn in hours? Is it ok to turn every hour? Thanks!

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Hi Andy, we turn every 45 minutes day and night. It works fine. Once an hour would also be great.

[@andyandyfrogy1113]

@@EnglishCountryLife thank you for your quick answer. Always a pleasure watching and rewatching your videos!!!

[@andyandyfrogy1113]

@@EnglishCountryLife another one. Does the automotive turning start in the first day or in day 3? Thanks.

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@andyandyfrogy1113 Hi Andy, turning should begin on day 1 but end 2 or 3 days before hatch

[@andyandyfrogy1113]

@@EnglishCountryLife thanks for your support!

[@chrishamilton-wearing3232]

So when are you going to be writing a book ? 😀

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Would anyone buy it Chris?

[@chrishamilton-wearing3232]

@@EnglishCountryLife Yes, Meeeeeeeeee😁

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@chrishamilton-wearing3232 You line up a publisher...😁

[@chrishamilton-wearing3232]

@@EnglishCountryLife No problem. We need a subject for the book, or books even ! I would like to suggest 2 titles if I may. Now then, studies suggest that animals respond positively to music, there are even videos on the interweb so it must be true ;-) Bearing that in mind perhaps Fiona could write a book titled ... "Cheer up your chickens with the cello. " By internationally renowned cellist Fiona . And Hugh could do a treatise called ..." Hughs' Big Book of Gnomes. Life for Lincolnshire's little folk" . I have a publisher lined up. It's not his usual sort of thing, he mostly does take-away menus, but he is cheap ! 😃

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@chrishamilton-wearing3232 Did you know Fiona really is an accomplished cellist?

[@DalilaMarie123]

Do you guys vaccinate your chicks?

[@EnglishCountryLife]

Hi Dalila, we don't because we have a biosecure flock (no live birds are ever brought onto the property) and we have never had an outbreak of any of the vaccinatable diseases

[@CraigC20]

It's a shame brinsea are all out of the maxi 24 advance and ex

[@EnglishCountryLife]

I'm sorry to hear that - demand had been crazy this year. The incubator shop still has some www.theincubatorshop.co.uk/?x=21&y=9&search=Maxi

[@CraigC20]

@English Country Life yes thank you I have seen, going to look at purchasing one later on this week

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@CraigC20 I'm sorry Brinsea sold out - our offer was a bit too successful 😕

[@CraigC20]

@@EnglishCountryLife it happens, even more so now lockdown lifts tomorrow

[@EnglishCountryLife]

@@CraigC20 Very true. The egg shortage is causing a huge spike in demand too for all things poultry. Demand for Nestera coops is unprecedented - they are having to increase production