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Incubator

The best automatic incubators come in the form of a broody hen as they instinctively know how to take care of their eggs in order for them to hatch properly. There are a number of drawbacks to using broody hens though, especially if you are looking to incubate large numbers of eggs. A single Incubator takes up far less room than a room full of broody hens and a poultry incubator can cater for larger types of eggs. You also have a great deal of control over chicken incubators unlike hens that can be quite unpredictable and become broody when you really don’t want them to be. The hatching incubator is also a very useful tool when it comes to hatching species of a valuable nature.

P and T Poultry have carefully selected some of the leading egg incubators that are available on the market. We have a small egg incubator range which can accommodate up to 25 eggs at a time and large egg incubators that can hold anything from 25 to 120 eggs at any given time. We can provide you with all kinds of useful advice regarding the best type of chicken incubator for your specific requirements. Most chicken eggs take 3 weeks to hatch and need regular turning throughout the first two week. It is advised not to turn eggs in the final week as this can cause problems but your eggs will require higher humidity levels in order to soften the shell ready for hatching. Some chicken incubator models are completely automated, such as the superb RCOM incubator range and the Brinsea incubator ranges, but these are only really efficient is incubating eggs in large numbers. If you require any more information about an incubator for poultry please feel free to contact us.