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I think most will tell you that humidity control is a pretty important aspect of hatching. On the digital model you can read percent humidity and adjust it very simply with the slide vent. Further, no guessing on the temps and they are readily adjusted as deemed necessary. Alarms are also a...

Update. Had a 100% hatch on some assorted duck eggs and most recently a successful (10 out of 12 ) goose egg hatch. Of the two failures on the geese, one egg was always weird and developed no discernible air cell late in incubation. That chick pipped at the bottom of the egg and died. The other...

Another successful hatch courtesy of the Brinsea octagon 20 advance. Twenty healthy chicks out of 24 eggs placed on 2/12/14 at 1 pm. Two eggs were infertile so lets call it 90% hatch rate. Day 7 candle revealed a blood ring and was removed. The other loss appeared to occur around day 18...

I'm on lockdown with a second set of eggs. This time I didn't use the auto turner since I'm home most all the time and wanted to try the method. I just rotated the unit periodically throughout the day. I've removed one infertile and one day 7 blood ring. Ill let y'all know how it turns out. The...

In an effort to save yourself some money I encourage you to shop around for coupons and specials. I have found considerable savings to be had on these incubators with a little research. Good luck and have fun. I think you will ultimately be happy with your purchase.

Other than filling the water channels every 4-5 days there was zero babysitting. Maybe an occasional minor adjustment of the exhaust vent to manage the relative humidity should surrouding household conditions vary greatly, but I'm convinced one could likely fill the thing with eggs, turn it on...

The following is a review of the octagon 20 advance incubator manufactured by Brinsea. The information contained herein is a factual account and reflection of my personal experience and opinion. I am no stranger to managing poultry in general, chickens specifically. I have raised hundreds at...