Why I Still Love My Little Giant Incubator Even After The Worst Hatch I Have Ever Had

I still use a 10 year old Little Giant incubator and I just had the worst hatch rate I have ever had. But I still love it and am sticking with it. With all the choices in incubators out there now, it can be hard to pick one. In this video I discuss why you might want to consider a Little Giant incubator if you are in the market.
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[@Genesysgrl]

I have the same incubator. Your videos have really helped me. I look forward to watching your homesteading videos. Thank you Chris for being you.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Nice. Thank you for watching. And thanks for the kind comments.

[@kathymcleod1460]

Little Giant has the best customer service. Unfortunately can't say the same about their incubators. Mine is about 3 years old, always temperature fluctuations, hot and cold spots in the incubator even though fan running. Bought a Borotto on a super sale and I love it. No temperature fluctuations, fan great, fill water channels from outside. Automatic egg turner easy to put in (holds many sizes of egg with no adjustments needed) and take out. Easiest lock down I have ever done. Eggs due to hatch Thursday.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Interesting. I don't have too many problems with hot and cold spots. I may have to try out a Borotto though, I have heard good things about them.

[@sylamore1961]

Good video Chris. I've used a Little Giant for over a decade, have hatched quail, chickens, and ducks, all without issue. Love my Little Giant!

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Awesome. Mine has worked very well too. Glad to hear I am not the only one.

[@jamesgwalker5416]

do you have to clean dust off the fan blades after two or three hatches, Thanks

[@sylamore1961]

@@jamesgwalker5416 I've never had to,but I make it a point to store it with the top on, so maybe that helps keep dust out.

[@CoastalHatchery23]

Love your videos you got me into quail hatching and now my quails that I hatch are producing eggs at six weeks old! ❤

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Awesome. They are overachievers for sure. Thanks for watching my videos and I am glad to hear that they have been helpful.

[@johndufford5561]

Thank you, Mr. Chris.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Thank you for watching.

[@ciphercode2298]

Great customer service is a strong selling point. Its hard to find companies like that nowadays 👍

[@bobcole3852]

I just ordered a Brinsea. I had 23 eggs in my LG 11300 and yesterday it decided to spike up to 107.1 degrees! The U word comes to mind...unacceptable! It also leaked water when i filled it, not overfilled it, just in the troughs.

[@bobcole3852]

thanks for a great review about outstanding service!

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked it.

[@josiahgeorge5478]

If you ever brood chicks soon, could you do a comparison between a heat bulb and a ceramic heat emitter?

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I may do that. i don't currently have any ceramic heat emitters but I might get one and test it out.

[@josiahgeorge5478]

@@Slightlyrednecked thank you

[@ryan85208]

I have the same issues with mine. I also see the temp will heat the box a good 1.5 degrees hotter then what is set. The built is hygrometer is accurate too but I did find it has hot and cold spots all over the inside of the forced air unit. My nurture right 360 has 0 issues and is much more precise.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Interesting. I will keep that in mind if I need to purchase a new one. I may try out the nurture right 360.

[@moh3119]

Thanks

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Thank you for watching.

[@htowngizmo9799]

Can you make a video on how often you change water or what you do to keep algae from growing in the water. That is my main concern as a new comer to raising quail.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I don't have any issues with algae growing in my incubator. I don't change the water out, it just evaporates and then I add more when it does.

[@nakar882]

Use clean water to prevent algae growing

[@htowngizmo9799]

Sorry I meant in the watering system in the outdoor quail hutch. I have a 5 gallon bucket that gravity feeds to the water cups. I have to clean out the bucket every 2 weeks because the water starts to turn a little green.

[@alyssaharder8439]

My best hatch rates came out of a little giant incubator. I have a Brinsea now and might possibly like the little giant better!

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Good to hear. I haven't tried the Brinsea myself.

[@nakar882]

Hello chris I want to start raising quails and I am able to buy adults from a farm close to me and I have a decent out door set up with water and feeders ready but one problem is the weather is really hot in my country it reaches 30 degrees celsius (86 Fahrenheit) so regarding temperature what tips you have for me is it okay if I keep my birds in the shade all the time and how many adult birds should I get to start I just want to raise them for eggs and maybe meat and thanks in advance I love your channel.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Our summers get much hotter than that. As long as you keep them in the shade and out of direct sunlight, they will do just fine. As far as how many to start with, that is hard for me to answer. It depends on how many eggs you want. I would think about 15 birds would be a good starting point. You can easily ramp up from there if you decide you want more. I hope that helps.

[@carriekimble2994]

Hi Chris cant wait to do live with tonight. You don't have to respond to me I just try to always say something because I know it helps you.

[@SpYucaipaSoCal]

I had 2 of the little giants. Both had same temperature fluctuations. They sent me new parts for free. One unit the fan blades started breaking off. They are both sitting on the shelf. I will never use them again. And probably wont sell them. I wouldn’t do that to another person. GQF cabinet or 1588 styrofoam is probably the best for the money of any . I have couple Brinsea both are outstanding.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I am sorry to hear that you have had those problems. I haven't tested out the Brinsea but they do look interesting. May have to give them a try.

[@SpYucaipaSoCal]

@@Slightlyrednecked the 1588 Gqf styrofoam I believe is the the best bang for the buck $180 shows temp and humidity and you can calibrate them. Just need a turner. The temp on mine was spot on the humidity was a little off.

[@paulrowan4363]

My quails form in the eggs but they never hatch I have the temp right take them out on the right day and they turn twice a day and the humidity is good what could be wrong

[@Slightlyrednecked]

my first suggestion would be to double check the temperature with a separate thermometer. Incubators are almost always off just a bit on their temperature readings. Make sure to use two separate thermometers and make sure that they are calibrated and accurate first. I hope that helps.

[@justforfun4623]

I love my little giants, but its about time to build me a caninet incubator.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Nothing wrong with that. I just don't need to hatch out that many eggs at one time.....at leas not at the moment.

[@smileee228]

Hey Chris my female quail are just about Ten months old. Will I still be able to get a male for them to get fertile eggs and raise more from them? And if I can what age male should I get for them?

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Yes, you could easily add a male to them to get fertile eggs. The age of the male doesn't really matter much. With that being said, it may be difficult to get them to accept a fully mature bird (male or female) so if you can, you might want to get a young one (or two or three in case something happens to the one) at about 3 to 4 weeks old maximum. You have a much better chance of them not being aggressive and attacking him.

[@theemergencyprepguy]

Chris, I have a question for you if you don't mind. What kind of camera do you use?

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I am currently using a cannon 90 D.

[@theemergencyprepguy]

@@Slightlyrednecked thanks. It handles the light variations well as you walk around.

[@altone1543]

I just bought one and it does the exact same thing as yours.. can it be that is new? It drops and goes up then drops again and it keeps on doing the same thing. It drops for like a minute or 2

[@mjshaheed]

How much temperature drop do you get?

[@Slightlyrednecked]

It could be that you just need to give it a little time. If it has been running for over 24 hours then you might have an issue. Make sure it is in a fairly temperature stable environment. Not sitting in front of an open window or above an air conditioner vent for example. If you are still having issues and it is dropping more than 3 or 4 degrees when it drops, you might want to give the company a call and see what they can tell you.

[@jimador78]

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[@walkerfeet8729]

their incubator is a pure crap product! It has a heating element with no thermostat, so you have to adjust by hand with a tiny peg of a knob. the barest touch of that knob can cook or crash temperature of your egg incubation.. It disgusts me that they continue to sell this crap product rather than improve it. it's lazy and they don't care about the outcome of your hatch! i wonder how many eggs are aborted because of the Little giant's poor quality.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I have had really good success with mine. Sorry to hear that you have had issues.

[@jbid9999]

Thanks

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Thank you for watching.