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Hi all! One year, and MANY hatches later, I absolutely LOVE my Brinsea Octogons! Yes, plural - I have two, one used, one new and they both are worth every red cent! After the very first VERY successful hatch, I don't even bother to check the temp, I just check the water every few days, turn...

Congratulations! I hope you love your new Brinsea - I know I do! But I have found out that, while it is an excellent incubator, there are some breeds who just simply have low hatch rate. I get EXCELLENT hatch rates with my Marans and mixes, but with my Biels, not so good. Part of it is that...

Thanks for the link and the rousing endorsement!!!!! I am so glad I decided to pony up the bucks and get a Brinsea! While I did manage to get a used one, I figured that the reason there were so few used units was that everyone simply kept theirs because it works so well. There are tons of...

Thanks again! Good to know!!!!!! How about the humidity - do you trust the machine or do you double check it with a hygrometer? If you use a hygrometer, what kind?

Thanks! The unit I got has one of those old fashioned mercury thermometers in it, so it seems to be very accurate? Maybe I don't need a second thermometer to double check it?

Have you heard of any problems with the Octagon Eco? Also, what kind of thermometer do you use - one with a probe or just one you put in the incubator itself? Thanks!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! And thanks for the tips! I did get an Brinsea Eco and it powered up just fine. I'm going to order a hygrometer to keep an eye on the humidity, just for my own edification. And I FINALLY got my roo today (Splash Marans) who will get to meet his brides (one Splash, three...

Good morning and Happy Holidays to all! Quick question re the Brinsea Advance 20 - approximately how many hatches do you think it will do during its lifetime? How many have you done with yours? I'm thinking of getting an older one (basically ten hatches) but I worry that it will start to...