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Antique Counter top Incubator Buckeye Incubator Co Springfield Ohio C 1900. View It on eBay.
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This 1st set of comments are mine.

Price is excellent for what I got. Sells for about $89.00 at Wings N Things shipping included. G&K also has a good deal on them.

Review of the Brower Top Hatch Incubator- Its beauty is its simplicity! Hatching chicks is a tough job on the best of days. Man simulating nature has always been a challenge as the number of variables run into the thousands. If you need incubator parts for your existing brand-name incubator or for the unit you are building yourself, we probably have what you need! The egg turner motor has two options. You can select the egg turner motor for 110/120V (North America) or 220/240V (most other countries).

It's built to last for years.

Clear top came with it, I didn't pay extra for it.

Sanitation before/after hatch is easy, toss it in the dish washer, or the sink.

I can set tiny to very large size eggs, I don't have to shell out extra cash for optional equipment to set different sizes. Holds 120 quail, 48 chicken, 24 duck/turkey, 16 goose eggs.

Hatched babies can't get burned on heating element cuz it's enclosed

Water well is under wire floor, chicks can't get to it. A Sponge needs to be added to raise huimidity last 3 days.

Comes with a fan. Air is heated and moves by natural convection through the center tower up and over the eggs. No forced blast only when heating element is on or hot and cold spots.

I can turn all the eggs at once manually simply by rotating the drum. Don't have to open the bator so I didn't fork out cash for the optional turner.

Eggs lay on their side in a natural manner, like in the nest.

I have excellent hatch results in this bator with my duck eggs.

What I Don't Like about it:

It's sensative to outside temp and must be in a stable temp area where outside temp doesn't flex up or down to much.

Sometimes eggs land small end slightly up after a turn. If this occurs on the last turn before hatch eggs must be adjusted by hand.

Directions say to leave the turning rack in during hatch cuz removing it affects temp, sometimes babys end up getting stuck between rack and bator floor. Plus it's a trip hazzard for the newly hatched.

Directions say to keep bator at 99.5. I find hatches have a higher hatch rate and are on time at 100*.

NOTE: Before putting this bator together check that the components on the control are positioned correctly. IE: thermister (temp sensor) is standing out, not touching anything. These may get pushed down during packing/shipping. Dust the thermister and other components on the control board, by blowing on them, after every couple of hatches as hatching dander will affect it's performance (causes temp to flex).

The Top Hatch I have is new, and though I have examined it I have not run it. I did set it up and watched it turn; a big motor in a box under the supports, fan blade on one end and the other worm geared to a turner. From the outside looks just like the old ones. It has a slot in the base now, and a small shaft sticks out for adjusting temp, 1&1/2 degrees per turn. Water ring just like the original. They have also added teflon pads on top the support posts so that the tray slides much easier. Soon as I have more to report I will do so. See the update HERE

Hi there, You were looking for input on the Brower - and on where to purchase - so I'll give you my two-cents worth.

I'm the one that recommended DoubleR. They worked for me from the shipping standpoint. Living in California we sometimes feel isolated from the majority of the poultry and poultry supply houses, and shipping can be a concern. DoubleR offered the Brower TopHatch with auto turner, shipping included, for $120. That's pretty good from Florida to California. So, what do I think of the Brower?

I put three settings through the Tophatch this spring. The first was my own standard, show-quality cochin eggs. Hatch rate was about 65%, which I considered good for my not clipping vents, not using AI, and it being their first breeding season. I did not candle so I can't address fertility. I followed the enclosed manufacturers instructions exactly - filling the water canal, removing the red tabs, disengaging the auto-turner the final three days. I did not add a sponge (didn't know I was supposed to!).

Second hatch was half filled with my cochin eggs, and half filled with Toulouse goose eggs - which I received from Wisconsin (I'm in California). Again I followed the same pattern, except that I submerged the goose eggs in lukewarm water once a day. And again, 65% hatch rate on the cochins. Of the twelve goose eggs, six didn't develop (I'm no pro on fertility and candling though), and three finally hatched.

My third hatch was a problem, and I got no chicks. The temperature seemed to spike at times. And as I was gone for a week, I have no way of knowing how high the temperature got, or how long it stayed there.

Overall, I like the Tophatch, and I like the turner. In that I commute into San Francisco everyday for my job and so am away from my home for a ten-hour period, I needed an incubator and turner I could rely on - and I did. Also, it's a not-unattractive incubator - and it's quiet and sanitary. I'd highly recommend it. Jay

I just had my first batch of eggs hatch using the Top Hatch incubator. I had 23 chicken eggs in the unit and 20 hatched. I do not have the automatic turner. I turned the eggs at least 5 times a day, sometimes 6 or 7. At present I have goose eggs in so I hope to have good results with them too. I'm sure one reason I had a good hatching with the chickens was because the eggs were only a day old. The goose eggs are anywhere from 10 days old to laid that day.

First off, I had little trouble getting the temp adjusted. I let the machine run for a couple of days to get used to setting the temp, and to make sure there weren't any flaws in the fan or thermister since it was a new machine. I noticed the temp went up in the morning, but I figured out it was because the sunlight was shining in on it from my french doors. I made sure the shade was down before I went to bed so the temp wouldn't rise. Also, when I put the eggs in the unit, the temp rose within hours. I waited several hours for the eggs to completely warm, then I adjusted the temp back down. I also replaced the bulb that came with the machine, with a new GE bulb. After that I no longer had unstable temps.

I found that turning the eggs manually wasn't any trouble. I had both small and very large chicken eggs in so I did have to take the lid off to adjust the eggs after nearly every turn. It didn't take long so the temp fell only a few degrees but quickly went back to normal.

When I candled the eggs, I figured out that holding the egg in the across position helped to see inside better. I had trouble seeing much when I held the egg with the round end pointing up. I was hatching many dark brown eggs so that too cut down on the viewing. The room must be rather dark in order to get a good look at the developing peeps.

I did stop turning the last 3 days and I added a damp sponge inside the machine. I also lowered the temp.

After all the chicks had hatched, clean up was fast and easy. I rinsed out the lid, rack, mesh, and drum. Then I placed them in the dishwasher and added some bleach along with the Cascade. I took the hair dryer and blew out the dander from the fan/thermister. I also cleaned the base to be on the safe side.

All and all I must say that I'm happy with the Top Hatch. It's made to last a very long time. There's nothing flimsy made about it.

I have a Top Hatch and Litte Giant. I haven't used my Top Hatch very much, but I have used the Little Giant several times.

I have started using the Little Giant just for hatching, and using a Brower Top Hatch for the initial incubation period. This saves having to open it for fairly long periods to turn the eggs, which really plays havoc with the humidity and temperature.

I don't feel it is worth the cost to buy an automatic turner for the little giant, as they cost about as much as the original incubator itself. My advice would be to purchase a better incubator, like the Top Hatch, which costs less.

Here's what I think of the Top Hatch. It has forced air,

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