Best incubator for newbie???

[awesomefowl]

I want an incubator for my birthday; which model is the best one to get that holds up to 20 or can hold less eggs? (duck, chicken, etc.) I want to hatch some duck eggs first. Automatic turning would be nice, but I really would like turning them and don't mind. I do not want one I have to fiddle with, it should be easy for a complete newbie to use.
Any recommendations here? Thank you!

 

[taraann81]

I like my hovabator genesis. Holds 42 eggs. Its basically plug in add eggs and water and let it work!

 

[incubatingisfun]

i like the brinsea mini advance.and if you need too hold more than 7 eggs the mini eco also looks good

 

[gryeyes]

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Can you tell me (errrr, us, me and the OP and other incubation newbies) your experiences with the Brinsea Mini Advance? I purchased that incubator and have yet to use it. I keep reading all the anxiety and disappointment in these incubation/hatching threads and it makes me thing I DON'T want to do something with so much built-in failure. That's why I got the incubator I did, hoping it was pretty much idiot proof. (No offense to anyone - *I* am the idiot.)

How successful have you been with it??

 

[incubatingisfun]

its great rock steady temp.super super easy to operate.i have not had any less than a 60% and just had a 100% hatch with it.the only complaint i have about is cleaning the top is hard,but way more ups than downs

 

[crysmom]

I would suggest the brinsea eco I have one and had a 12/14 hatch the thermometer it came with was spot on and the incubator held a solid temeprature really great hatch

 

[incubatingisfun]

yeah brinsea is great

 

[sonjab314]

My Hovabator 1588 is awesome. It holds the temps steady and does not falter. I incubate in it and hatch in a Little Giant.

 

[joe17]

I like the brinsea eco. I think it is still on sale.

 

[geebs]

Hovabator genesis 1588 with turner...no brainer.