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Hi guys!
I just purchased a Brinsea Mini Advanced with Auto Turner for my little 7 year old nephew. He loves chickens and wants to see some hatch.
I set the incubator up today and put in 5 small bantam eggs.
The instructions are pretty clear but there are a few matters that I would like a little clarification on. If anyone could provide some feedback, I would greatly appreciate it.
Reminder that these are small bantam eggs.
1. The factory default setting is that it turns the eggs in 45 minute intervals. I let it set at 45 minutes. I did see in some YouTube videos of people setting them to turn ever hour.
- What are your guy's recommendations on this? Should I leave it at 45 or change it to 60?
2. These are small bantam eggs so I set the turn angle to 8. Is this correct for a small bantam egg? I tried to follow the guidelines in the manual regarding size and I think this is correct.
3. For the moment I have left the cool down feature set to OFF. I know Brinsea recommends it be turned on around day 7 - 18.
- Do you recommend that I use the cool down feature or no?
- If you do recommend that I use it, for how long should I set the cool down? People on YouTube tend to set it at 1 hour.
4. On average how often should I add water to the reservoir with this incubator?
Anyone's help is greatly appreciated but I am most eager to hear back from people with experience using this incubator.
Thanks!
I just purchased a Brinsea Mini Advanced with Auto Turner for my little 7 year old nephew. He loves chickens and wants to see some hatch.
I set the incubator up today and put in 5 small bantam eggs.
The instructions are pretty clear but there are a few matters that I would like a little clarification on. If anyone could provide some feedback, I would greatly appreciate it.
Reminder that these are small bantam eggs.
1. The factory default setting is that it turns the eggs in 45 minute intervals. I let it set at 45 minutes. I did see in some YouTube videos of people setting them to turn ever hour.
- What are your guy's recommendations on this? Should I leave it at 45 or change it to 60?
2. These are small bantam eggs so I set the turn angle to 8. Is this correct for a small bantam egg? I tried to follow the guidelines in the manual regarding size and I think this is correct.
3. For the moment I have left the cool down feature set to OFF. I know Brinsea recommends it be turned on around day 7 - 18.
- Do you recommend that I use the cool down feature or no?
- If you do recommend that I use it, for how long should I set the cool down? People on YouTube tend to set it at 1 hour.
4. On average how often should I add water to the reservoir with this incubator?
Anyone's help is greatly appreciated but I am most eager to hear back from people with experience using this incubator.
Thanks!