BrinseaProducts USAC26C Maxi II Advance Automatic 14 Egg Incubator, One Size, Yellow/Black

Fantastic incubator. 14 out of 14 chicks. Easy to use. Bought a hydrometer to go with it. Only complaint, when chicks started hatching humidity level started climbing alot even with the 1 vent all the way open. Would like to see more vents so I dont have to lift dome to lower humidity level. But overall definitely recommend

I'm in the midst of hatching my first ever batch of chicks. Put in 10 eggs (barnyard mix) and, as of now, 5 healthy babies have hatched. 1 more has pipped and I'm waiting anxiously.I was concerned about the temperature and humidity as I had seen others say the controls on many incubators (not just this brand) are inaccurate. After 2 days of adjusting and comparing to thermometers I set the machine to the recommended settings and left it. It worked great! The first chick pipped 7 hours after going into lockdown and hatched 17 hours later.The instruction manual is OK but there are a couple of online videos I watched before the incubator arrived and they were very helpful with understanding how the control panel works. Once you figure that it the rest is easy.I would suggest researching hatching and brooding by reading material from a reputable source. Far too many people getting eggs, chicks, chickens, rabbits, etc who have done no research and are relying on Facebook groups and online forums for answers. There is a lot of misinformation floating around. Also, be prepared to have to allow sick go. "Saving" an unhealthy animal serves no purpose and only prolongs their suffering.

We were so excited to get this incubator and our eggs we purchased to put in it were arriving the next day! We got the incubator, unboxed it and discovered it was missing the transformer for the power supply. Which means it was unusable. I called Brinsea and they immediately sent out the part however it hasn’t come in yet and our baker’s dozen of eggs that we bought to incubate didn’t survive. Not impressed at all. For the amount of money we spent, I didn’t appreciate having to call for missing pieces.

I put 13 eggs in it and 9 hatched. You need to put in a small hygrometer in it. The thermometer works great but for the last 3 days could not get humidity to increase more than 60%. I put a small sponge right under the vent and added water with a seringe through it. Got to increase the humidity. Next time I will put only 10 eggs in it. It's a bit crowded for 13 chicks in there with the egg shells and sponge.

We opened the box today as we just received our chicken eggs - the product was dirty, has hard water residue so obviously used. The filter, hatching mat and water pot guard are missing!