Question about the Brinsea Mini Advanced Incubator

[chickenlover909]

I just got a new Brinsea Mini Advanced Incubator and I was reading the directions....one of the things that I noticed was that it said to fill one of the water pots with Brinsea Incubation Disinfectant Solution. I was wondering if anyone who has used this kind of incubator would know if I need this for my first time.

 

[Amina]

I wipe mine down with 10% bleach to clean it, and I just use plain water in the pots during incubation.

 

[chickenlover909]

Thank you! I was also wondering if you knew how much water I should use in the water pots during incubation?

 

[georgiagail]

It depends if you want to do dry incubation until nearing the end (prior to hatching). Me...I have three bantam eggs in mine right now and I keep plain tap water in there during the entire incubation period.

Just a suggestion; keep the little lid on that comes with the pot so a newly hatched chick doesn't accidentally drown in the water pot (had that happen once to a newly hatched bantam chick when I forgot to put the lid back on after refilling the water pot).

Gail

 

[nab58]

I justgotabrinsea mini advance for Xmas and will be incubating for the first time too. I think the directions say to mix some disinfectant with the water in the resevoir not fill it with disinfectant.
I plan to justice water, no disinfectant and fill 1/2 half of the resevoir until lock down when I'll fill both sides.