I had a great hatch! 13 out of 16 from local breeder, and 13 out of 30 shipped. All 7 of the eggs in the Brinsea hatched!! The rest were in a genesis and did OK but not great. I found it hard to regulate the humidity.
I am also a newbie. I hatched my first chicks in a Brinsea advanced mini. So so easy. Temp is stable, use a hygrometer to maintain humidity but it is very good at maintaining levels. I turned every 180 min at 5 angle (I think, shut off cooling since I am candling obsessed.
My first two...