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Brinsea Mini Advance Incubator

The Brinsea Mini Advance incubator will incubate up to seven standard size chicken eggs and up...

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The Brinsea Mini Advance incubator will incubate up to seven standard size chicken eggs and up to 12 quail/pheasant eggs. You can also hatch duck, Amazon and Macaw eggs in this incubator. It has a turning tray to make it fully automatic. You can remove the tray, turn off the auto turn feature and turn the eggs manually if you so choose. It also monitors the temp and controls it but does not have humidity controls. There's a water reservoir in the center of the unit. In auto turn, you can adjust the turn interval and the turn angle according to the egg size. It comes with one turning tray for seven hen/duck eggs. You can purchase a tray for 12 quail/pheasant size eggs separately. Instructions that come with the unit are very detailed and complete.

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Pros: No egg turning, easy to add water from the outside
Cons: Only holds 7 eggs
I have the mini advance II and I love it. I basically just plug it in and add water every day. My first hatch was 100%.
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Pros: clear sides, large in size.
Cons: no humidity, not enough egg space
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Pros: Price
Cons: Learning curve
Just FYI Tractor Supply has this unit markdown from 219$ to 54$. I bought one yesterday and I do not even have a chicken set up yet. Working on it but I could not pass it by.
Purchase Price
54$ on sale
Purchase Date
5/25/2018

Comments

I have two of these and like them very much. Easy to work with; very steady temperatures; good quality product. Wish it held more eggs (ya know, that old demon chicken math) but otherwise a great incubator.
 
I have two of these incubators. Just love them. The small size also makes it possible to do a small custom hatch ifI want too. The price is very affordable. Brinsea has sales on them several times a year. So easy to use and fuss free. The perfect small incubator for those expensive eggs and novice breeders.
Karen in western PA
 
my mini advance recently broke down on me after 3 years:( all because of a storm surge! i love the mini but i'm going to have to upgrade to a bigger model.
 
I have 2 of these. You're right! Just the greatest. So nice to be abe to see the chicks hatch. No dark corners in the incubator where if a chick might get in trouble and we can't see. Great price you got it for! Where did you buy it? I hatched Marans eggs in mine and will be hatching Light Sussex eggs this season.
Best Success,
Karen in western PA, USA
 
I tried it but found it noisy. I eneded up spending more money on a much better incubator and I'm glad I did.
 
I also have the brinsea mini advance, got mine from ebay. I love everything about it except the size. I also bought a larger bator as well. I'm using both. When it started out I didn't want anything big, but didn't expect to become so addicted either :)
 
This incubator works great, easy to use, clean etc. The only problem I've seen is the small size, so now I incubate my eggs in a larger one, then move the good ones to the brinsea mini advance for lock down & hatch. Works out perfectly for me!
 
My first hatch ever was with the Brinsea Mini Adv. Inc. Everything worked per the manual, until there was a lag between the first three eggs and the last four. The last four had more trouble getting out of their shells. I removed the first three because it seemed like they were too active and rolled the other eggs all over the place. It would be helpful if anyone could comment on typical rookie mistakes that can happen at that point. I'm wondering - too much humidity, not enough humidity, wrong position, hatched chicks laying on top of unhatched eggs, eggshells peeled off but membrane intact...
Thank you.
 
Love it, love it! Have 2 of them running right now. Great way to stagger hatches. Just finished hatching 6 of 7 and had doubts about the 7th egg from the start. Was very cold when I found it in the coop about Feb. 3rd.
If you are just starting out, this is a great incubator!! Very easy to use and forgiving of beginner's mistakes. Gets back to normal temperature in a jiffy if the top needs to be taken off for any reason. Can usually find 10% off coupon somewhere on the Net.
Best Success,
Karen in western PA, USA
 
So glad to hear that, anxiously awaiting how mine will hatch. it is a sweet little bator, and if what you are saying will be my end result, my nails will be worn to the nubs waiting while something else does all the work...
 
I have one also and it's been great. Love it, bought a 2nd one thats not auto-turn, haven't used it yet. Both hold 7 eggs each.
 
My hatching eggs will go in the Brinsea today. Can someone tell me about how often I'll need to add water to the reservouir?
Also, does the mini advance automatically stop turning at day 18?
Thanks!
 
Would love to hear how it goes. I'm a newbie to, only started my flock this spring. I've been told The Little Giant deluxe $128 or the Genesis 1588 deluxe $217 on Amazon are good. I have looked at the Octagon you mentioned but is $300 something...not sure it the alarm is worth the trade off. Please let me know how it goes for you.
 
I got mine right from brinsea.com .. But i also had a 10% off discount code and it happened to be on sale.. Shop around, they are pricey, but deals can be found. As for the 7 eggs being crammed in and no room to hatch, we had the same concern, but we just stuck with it and let them finish.. They all found a way out.. All i know if dont open it unless you have too cuz sudden humidity changes can do major damage.. Like shrink wrapped chicks in egg membrane
 

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