I wanna set and forget, What should I get?

I wanted a stupid proof incubator (newbie at hatching) and bought a Brinsea Octogan Advance Pro Ex...it is great! Not cheap...holds 24 eggs and you can stack them according to fellow users on BYC.
I did my first hatch March....8 eggs....6 hatched. No problems. Has a water reservoir pumps into incubator. Recovers RH and temp quickly. I heard Brinsea has a coupon on thier website for $30 off...don't know if it is still out there. Brinsea.com I think will get you to the site to order.

 

X2 the the Brinsea Oct adv. you have an option for an humidity pump. TI have been told is the true set and forget incubator. Of course it is ike 450 + shipping... 300 for incubator +150 for the pump. But I have been told it is the cats meow. Meanwhile... I bought an Brinsea eco20 with turner. A little more low tech. for me....

 

I have the Brinsea Octagon 20 Eco, and the Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance EX. They both perform flawlessly. I have hatched chicken and goose eggs in mine without a problem.

I use the dry hatch method, so you I don't even worry about humidity until lockdown. Just leave the vents wide open and go. Once I go into lockdown, I just close the vents about 3/4 of the way and fill both reservoirs with water (for chicken eggs). For goose eggs that need a higher humidity, I fill both reservoirs with water and drape a paper towel over them. It wicks the water and keeps it at a steady 80%.

For the money, I would buy a brinsea eco and turner. It is very low fuss, and if you are a fan on FB then you can get a 10% off code

If you have the extra cash, you can upgrade to the advance with humidity pump but I don't find it necessary.

 

Quote:Gracie, I have the Brinsea Octagon 20 Eco, and I didn't have the best luck with it the first time, but I'm willing to try again...(I did get two chicks, so not a total loss.) I really think I fussed with it too much. Was the glass thermometer accurate for you?

Sharon

 

I am ordering my Brinsea Octogon Advance RIGHT AS WE SPEAK. Bye bye LG!

 

I have the Octagon Advance and love it. There is a coupon right now for 10% off your purchases through Brinsea. I think it is posted on their FB page and I think it is good until the 15th of April.
ETA - just in case you do not do FB here is the code FBOS0311

 

artathart: Where did you find the advance? They are out of stock on brinsea.com>

 

Quote:I ordered it on their website. I called and they said they will have a shipment in tomorrow or Thursday. SO I should have mine in no time!