Brinsea Maxi II Eco Manual Egg Incubator with Electronic Temperature Control, Fan Assisted Air Circulation for Hatching 30 Chicken, Duck, or Other Eggs, Ideal for Beginners

My very first batch gave me a 75% hatch rate! Which we we were very thankful for and followed directions to a T. But during the hatching we noticed the fan started make loud noises like it was revving up and dying out. We checked all cords but realized after all were hatched that it was full of chick down. So we followed instructions for cleaning throughly, dried the unit and then ran for 24 hrs to ensure all the water was out. The next day we started incubating another batch of eggs. We are 5 days in and the fan is totally malfunctioned. We will lose this entire batch as the temperature will barley maintain 95 and that’s with adjustments. My return window was two weeks ago, so I’m literally out $256 plus this batch of 22 eggs plus all the time trying to get the proper eggs collected, not to mention, I have to look for another incubator, and wait for it to be delivered. I’ve pretty much lost the entire season! Do not make the same mistake I did. DO NOT INVEST YOIR MONEY ON AN INCUBATOR ON AMAZON!

This was easy to use. The motor was a little louder than my more expensive incubator but the temperature remained very stable. I am not used to not having the electronic readout for temperature and humidity but the incubator works well. A digital thermometer/hygrometer can be placed inside if you really want to add one. I am monitoring percentage weight loss to determine how much water to add to the incubator so the hygrometer is not necessary. I hatched Sebastopol goose eggs. This is a great quality economical manual model, no frills but dependable, affordable, and even fits goose eggs!

First two uses, factory set temp was fine. Third use temp fluctuated wildly, difficult to stabilize. On fourth use, temp not staying warm enough. Lack of humidity gauge is also not great. Had poorer hatch rates successively. Definitely doesn't surpass the great results of a good broody hen.

I returned this product because it wasn’t what I expected. I guess I didn’t read the description well enough, so that’s on me but this particular Brinsea doesn’t have an automatic turner. Also, I returned this several weeks ago and have yet to. Get a refund. Having to work with Amazon to figure out the reason.

Just received this item 8/17/18 plug it in and let it sit a day before putting 19 poultry eggs in. I've been using a diy tank incubator before getting and have had low hatch rates. Hoping this will ease my mind. But today 8/20/18 having issues with the motor/ fan becoming very loud like its bogging down or about to blow up. It's almost like having a weed Wacker in the house. I already registered the product with brinsea so well see if it needs to be fixed or replaced, and who's gonna pay for it to be shipped back. I just find it ridiculous that after of couple days of running I'm already having issues, this is supposed to be a good brand. Update 8/22/18 Still having issues with the fan according to Brinsea. They said they can ship a new fan or that I could return my product back to Amazon. For either option right now all 19 of my egg embryos are going to die because I can't get anything replaced in time.You can't replace death with money either. This is a huge disappointment. If your going to buy this you may as well have two extra fans on hand to make it to hatch day. 12/29/20 After getting the replacement fan this unit it worked alright. I've used it two other times for chicken and duck eggs. The duck eggs seemed to do better than the chicken eggs. I kept having chicken eggs from my own chickens that would start growing and then die in shell. And I'm currently using it for a mix of quail eggs. The problem is that this unit will no longer stay warm enough. The units thermometer reading 99 but I always put two different hygrometers in it. They read 89. Tried adjusting the temp with the little screwdriver it does nothing. Right now its almost hatch day for these quail but upon candling them last night none looked viable/ already dead. So there goes $50 for 30 quail eggs. What I did to bring the temp up to 99 - 100 by placing a heat lamp off to the side of the incubator in a small unused room in my house, but because I didnt catch the temp problem right away my eggs are bad. Im hoping I can get a replacement since I'm under the 3 year mark. Just for the price you expect more reliability.