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what is the difference between a chick hatcher and incubator?

just wondering what the diff is? and which one we should buy for on the farm. we are only hatching 20-60 chicks. thanks.

Public Comments

1. There appears to be a difference in the function of the incubator (which provides heat and humidity and turns the eggs) and a hatcher, which is used when the eggs no longer need to be turned. An incubator can be a hatcher as well, but a hatcher lacks a lot of the functions of an incubator. See this hatcher that McMurray's is offering: http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/product/high_hatch_hatcher.html
2. An Incubator would be your best buy,a good quality one will do the purpose of both Hatcher and Incubator.