Sportsman Deal?

[labmancan]

A local breeder has used Sportsmans for $600.00 Cnd, he says he will also sell me the new plastic trays for $10.00 Cdn each. He has 9 units available, worth it or not?

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

A local breeder has used Sportsmans for $600.00 Cnd, he says he will also sell me the new plastic trays for $10.00 Cdn each. He has 9 units available, worth it or not?

It depends on how used, make and model.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[labmancan]

they are Sportsman 1502's, he has had them sterilized and they appear to be fairly new,he has those big 2000 egg jobbies, so the Sportsman are going.

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

Do they have the electronic thermostat with the back up wafer or just two wafer's.

If they are the updated 1502 with the electronic thermostats and have the plexiglas door with the possible auto water reservoir the price would be about right. Again, supply and demand will dictate price. Try to knock down the price $100. If he doesn't go for it, offer him more in 25.00 increments.

Here in WV used 1502 with the electronic thermostat are going between $350-450.00 USD and that is just the standard 1502 with out the extras. The plastic trays are usually included.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[labmancan]

He has one without the up graded Thermostat ($500.00), but I figured there are enough variables to work with so I am only interested in the newer models. These all come with what appears to be cardboard trays?

[Reeves]

Your wife sees you come home with a couple big incubators ......you better have some money left for the tent you'll need 

[labmancan]

I'm allready looking for a nice spot for my Igloo. My Fishing shack just isn't warm enough.

[sugar run gamebirds]

doesn't seem like much of a deal.a new one is almost that much and comes with a warranty.as for the trays i seen them on cutlers for 4 dollars a piece.how old is the unit? but my big thing is the warranty cause we all know that the turners go out quite a bit.
i would try to get him to lower the price a little.even on ebay used ones are only going for 300 to 400 dollars.


   Lenny
Sugar Run Gamebirds

[CharlieHorse]

doesn't seem like much of a deal.a new one is almost that much.......
i would try to get him to lower the price........even on ebay used ones are only going for 300 to 400 dollars.

That's what I was thinkin' too. 

I thought maybe the prices had went up considerably since last summer.  I was thinking that a new one could be had for a little over $500. 

I personally would pass that one by for that kind of cash...........$400 (maybe),...  The convenience and "no-hassle" of recieving it is worth something I guess.  (No shipping, etc.)   

What a dilema!   

[mark]

seems the sportsman has gone up to $600 from all the catalogs I get in the mail. From GQF theirs is $560.

Mark

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

seems the sportsman has gone up to $600 from all the catalogs I get in the mail. From GQF theirs is $560.

Mark

Then add the shipping. labmancan is from AB up Reeves way. Figure on the shipping costs from the states up there and at least two weeks in transit time.

If the 1502 has the plexiglas door and the water res. tank, $600. is a good price.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[hunter3015]

this is where i just purchased mine a few months ago.

http://www.dblrpoultrysupply.com/index-incubators.php?page=/store/incubators-main.html




FREE SHIPPING and HANDLING
to anywhere in the lower 48 states!!!

You get all of this in one package....
One GQF Model 1502E Sportsman Incubator
One Clear Acrylic Door ( plus the regular door. Acrylic door must be installed by customer )
One 5 gallon Automatic Incubator Humidity Set-up with 2 humidity pads
Your choice of one set of the following egg racks
Quail Egg Racks ( Quail Eggs )
Pheasant Egg Racks ( Pheasant Eggs )
Universal Egg Racks ( Bantam to Pheasant to Medium Chicken Eggs )
Extra Large Egg Racks ( Turkey, Duck, Jumbo Chicken, etc )
Sportsman Plus Incubator
Item #G1502E-PLUS-DBLR · $734.99
 Choose egg racksQuail Egg RacksPheasant Egg RacksUniversal Egg RacksExtra Large Egg Racks Quantity:     


The No. 1502 “SPORTSMAN PLUS” is a complete incubator and hatcher plus a clear acrylic door, an automatic humidity device and your choice of egg racks! In addition to having three automatically turned trays, the 1502 has a hatching tray in the bottom of the incubator, a very reliable Pre-Set electronic thermostat, and an effective humidity control. So if you are just getting started with a small flock, all you need is this one incubator. The unique feature of this incubator allows the breeder to set the eggs each week or so and then hatch the oldest setting eggs at the same time. Settings are rotated among the three turning trays so that the hatching tray can accept the eggs from one of the setting trays each cycle. Another option is to set all of the trays at one time and at the end on incubation, level all of the setting trays to use all of the trays as hatchers.

*Total Capacity: 1368 Quail Eggs (set and hatch 250 per week) or 216 larger eggs, such as duck, etc. Each setting tray ( without the racks ) holds approximately 496 Quail Eggs, or 118 Chukar or Pheasant, or 90 small Chicken Eggs, or 40 Goose Eggs (not over 3 3 /4” overall height), or 60 Duck Eggs.

This incubator includes:
3 turning trays & 1 hatching tray with cover
1 #3018 dial thermometer/hygrometer
1 moisture pan with 2 wick pads
Samples of paper egg trays for quail, chicken/duck (1 each)
1 Aluminum clean out pan
Instruction booklet
1 #3256 Pre-Set Electronic thermostat
1 alternate #3122 wafer thermostat

The Humidity Kit Consists of 5 Gal. Reserve tank, connecting hose, with quick disconnect coupling and constant level humidity pan with 2 humidity pads, for increased humidity at time of hatch. For all GQF Cabinet Incubators

The clear acrylic door measures 31 1/4" x 15 1/2" x 1/2"

Plus your choice of one of the following egg rack sets:
#0243 Quail: Set of Six- Each No. 1202 Incubator tray will hold 2 egg racks (248 quail eggs) for a total of 744 eggs per incubator (racks single stacked). Molded post on each rack permits double stacking for total of 1368 eggs. -Plastic egg rack positioners offer the most efficient system for gathering, spray disinfectant treating and storing eggs. At time of setting eggs, just remove loaded egg rack positioners from storage area to the incubator setting trays.

#0246 Universal: Set of 6 -Holds any size egg from bantam, to pheasant, to medium chicken egg. Each of the No. 1202 incubator trays will hold 2 egg racks (90 eggs for a total of 270 eggs per incubator. (not stackable in GQF incubators)

#0245 Pheasant: Set of 6- Each No. 1202 Setting Incubator tray will hold 2 egg racks (118 pheasant eggs) for a total of 354 eggs per incubator. (Not Stackable in GQF incubators). -Plastic egg rack positioners offer the most efficient system for gathering, spray disinfectant treating and storing eggs. At a time of setting eggs, just remove loaded egg rack positioners from storage area to the incubator setting trays

#0248 Extra Large: Set of 6 -Holds extra large eggs: Turkey, Duck, Jumbo Chicken, etc.. Each of the No. 1202 incubators trays will hold 2 egg racks (60 eggs) for a total of 180 eggs per incubator. -Plastic egg rack positioners offer the most efficient system for gathering, spray disinfectant treating and storing of eggs. At a time of setting eggs, just remove loaded egg rack positioners from storage area to the incubator setting trays.

[labmancan]

I contacted Millars Hatcheries, thats our dealer, the 1502 is now $998.99 + 5% Tax. It turns out that the ones over at Dirt Willies are 1550s with the Electronic control and Wafer back-up, plus the 3gal. auto waterer with a float tank and site gauge, 2 thermometers but no Clear door. As he is a Federally Breeder, all his equipement is sterilized.
I picked up 1 1550 , 1 male Chukar and a male white Pheasant plus 6 Pheasant egg trays and 6 Quail egg trays for $600.00.
Now I have to go out and start building that igloo.

[Reeves]

You have a look at his Lynx ?

[labmancan]

Got pictures of my wife and daughter holding a kitten of his last spring. He sells them all over the world, the one from last spring was shipped out the next day.