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Still-air incubators, egg turners and quail rails, chick feeder and waterer bases, galvanized founts, hanging feeders, heated bases and nest boxes from Little Giant (Miller Manufacturing).

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What Little Giant makes

Little Giant is the farm-store brand of Miller Manufacturing, and its products are the plain, replaceable basics many flocks run on. In our catalogue:

  • Incubation: the 9300 digital still-air incubator (listed for 41 large chicken or 120 bantam/quail eggs with a turner, sold separately), the 6300 automatic turner for 41 eggs and 6302 quail rails for 120 small eggs.
  • Chick gear: 1-quart galvanized feeder and waterer bases that take a Mason jar, and a narrow-channel quail waterer base made in the USA.
  • Waterers: 3-gallon plastic drinkers, the Deluxe Hen Hydrator, a 7-gallon hanging waterer, double-wall galvanized founts up to 8 gallons and a pressure-fed automatic fount.
  • Feeders and more: a 40 lb galvanized hanging feeder, fence-clip feeders, a plastic nesting box with perch, a wire egg basket and a 110 W heater base for metal founts, rated down to 10°F.

Who Little Giant suits

Little Giant suits keepers who want standard parts that are easy to replace. The chick bases and quail base are a cheap, well-tested start for a brooder. The 9300 still-air incubator is a budget way to hatch larger batches, but still air means the temperature is read at the top of the eggs and runs 2–3°F above forced-air settings (Mississippi State Extension), so follow the manual closely and check with a second thermometer.

A heater base under a metal fount is a simple winter fix. Keep it on a dry, level surface away from bedding, with an outdoor-rated cord.

Alternatives from other brands

For incubators, Farm Innovators makes similar foam models with fans, and GQF's Hova-Bator 1588 adds circulated air and a digital display. For feeders and waterers, RentACoop, Harris Farms and Premier 1 cover the same jobs, and Farm Innovators and Harris Farms make heated bases.

See best egg incubators, best chicken waterers, best heated waterers and the feeders and waterers hub.

Little Giant: questions

Does the Little Giant 9300 incubator turn eggs?
Not on its own. The listing says the turner is sold separately; the Little Giant 6300 turner holds 41 large eggs.
Is Little Giant still air or forced air?
The 9300 is still air. Little Giant also makes circulated-air models, and an add-on fan kit for older still-air models is sold separately.
Will a Little Giant heater base work with plastic founts?
The 110 W base is listed for metal waterers. For plastic, use a heated plastic drinker or a base the maker lists for plastic, such as Harris Farms'.
Do Little Giant chick bases fit Mason jars?
Yes, the 1-quart feeder and waterer bases take a Little Giant jar or a standard Mason jar, per the listings.