Quote Originally Posted by mcavana View Post
Just a few curious questions.

First let me say that I am not breeding yet. Still at least 6 months away from trying to breed.

I believe just about everyone uses incubators. My main question is why do you use an incubator?

I can only assume that if you just let nature take its course, and keep the temps / humidity spot on, the mommy and the eggs will all take care of themselves.

I am sure there are solid reasons for using incubators over mother nature, I just don't know what they are. Please fill me in!


thanks for your replies!

Mike
Mike,

When you see mom after she lays her eggs - it's a no brainer (at least for me).

Additionally, I'm not convinced that I could keep temps and humidity bang on during incubation, whereas in an incubator - the temps fluctuate less than a fraction of a degree.

For me personally - I want mom eating right away - she looks so emaciated after laying. I would prefer that she not go another 60 days without eating.