Little Giant Still Air Incubator review

When we first started thinking about hatching our own chickens a few years ago, we bought a Little Giant Still Air Incubator with the egg turner attachment at the local feed store.  The incubator was a bit of an impluse purchase, so I wasn't surprised that I came to regret it.

The trouble with these cheap incubators is that they don't have an internal thermostat, so they are only effective if you keep them in a room with a very constant temperature.  We don't believe in major climate control, so even the heated rooms in our house vary in temperature by at least twenty degrees on an average day.  Our attempt at hatching eggs with the incubator resulted in 100% failure.

That's not to say that the Little Giant Still Air Incubator is a complete dud.  Reports on the internet suggest that if you have central heating and don't mind fiddling with the temperature dial a few times a day, you can use the cheap incubator with good results.  Right now, we're experimenting with a broody hen instead, but may pony up the cash for a more utilitarian incubator in the future.