Magicfly Mini Egg Incubators for Hatching Eggs, with Automatic Egg Turning, 9-12 Eggs Hatching Incubator for Chickens, Ducks, Goose, Birds

UPDATE: 4/7/2017Sorry this update is late. Unfortunately the first batch of eggs did not make it, trial and error. When I opened them up it was obvious MOST had died about a week ago. Some weren't even viable. One that did hatch just didn't make it. HOWEVER.......I started a new batch that day with FRESH eggs that I knew were absolutely fertilized, still warm, straight from the nesting boxes. These eggs hatched about three days ago and out of 8 eggs 5 hatched. The trick is to make sure that there IS NOT as much water about a day before they hatch. When they started hatching the heat from the eggs raised the humidity and the chicks just weren't getting dry. I eventually had to put them in their brooder before they were completely dry and they are doing very well! I plan on starting another batch in a few weeks. So far the brooder has held up impeccably well despite being run for nearly 2 months straight!AS FOR THE TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION: I put a BRAND NEW thermometer in the incubator and realized that the thermometer I had was wrong (and subsequently tossed out). SO, the incubator IS in fact keeping the correct temperature however be sure to check it if you're unsure. Still a great purchase!! Before I had given it 4/5 stars, I'm updating it to 5/5!_____________________________________________________________________As of today 3/4/17 this item works VERY well for the price that it is. It fits 9 Jumbo sized chicken eggs quite well but can't fit anymore than that. I put my fertilized eggs in there just yesterday and WILL update when hatching day arrives including the condition of eggs.It seems fairly simple enough, the directions seem to have been translated so the english is a bit hard to decipher. The directions could certainly be clearer and it was a little difficult to read the wall of text, the pictures were definitely more helpful.Right when you open it there are several trays, the white ones and the black one, a little bag with a fuse inside, the power cord, and the tray dividers.Place the smaller of the trays at the bottom, this is the hatching tray and also allows the larger white tray to reach the egg turner. I put about a 1/4 cup of hot water on the bottom including a wet paper towel to help with humidity. The egg tray is simple enough, arrange the eggs so that they have room to turn and place the dividers. The picture they have in the directions is probably for medium/large sized chicken eggs. My jumbo eggs were definitely snug and only 9 of them fit. This is adjustable so if you are going to be doing larger eggs such as turkey or smaller eggs such as quail it WILL accomodate them.The eggs have been in there for approximately 24 hours. I had them in a homemade incubator for a little over a week so I know they are viable and I have definitely seen movement. This incubator is completely hands off HOWEVER I did place an instant read thermometer inside (through the little hole at the top) and it reads 95-100F when I set the temperature at 38.4C. This is something you may want to look into. A little cooling is ok since in nature Mama bird isn't on the eggs 24/7. As long as they don't cool off too much I don't see a problem. I really love that it turns them automatically and I haven't had a problem with that. RESIST THE URGE TO OPEN AND CHECK ON THEM.All in all I believe this is a great purchase. It is perfect for a small backyard chicken keeper like myself, doesn't take up any space, is fairly quiet other than the small fan noise like a computer, and keeps the temperature regulated near perfectly.PROS:Doesn't take up any spaceQUIETTray is adjustable (HOLDS 9 JUMBO CHICKEN EGGS for me)Temperature is near perfectAutomatic turner works very wellSmallCONS:Temperature does fluctuate a bit (about 5 degrees), put an instant read thermometer inside if you're concerned.No way to monitor humidity other than purchasing a readerLike I said, perfect for a small farmer. This is perfect for me to hatch out some chicks to refresh my flock without purchasing hatching eggs or hatched chicks. Some things I just thought about to help with the temperature fluctuation would be putting it with towels around it maybe nestled in a cardboard box. Or keep it someplace in your house where it's naturally warm. I have mine in my bedroom where it does tend to be on the cooler side.I WILL UPDATE WHEN THE CHICKS HATCH! They're due the 14th of March.

I’ve never hatched baby chicks before but was able to get eggs that were suspected of being fertile from a friend with a bunch of chickens. I tried to build a fish tank style DIY incubator and the temperature fluctuated a ton so I opted for the Magic Fly Incubator and I’m glad I did! It was quite easy to use and the automatic egg turner works well- I have no deformed or splay legged babies and all are healthy!! I watched a YouTube video by the “ Under Three Acres “ channel and they explained how to use it if you’re more of a visual person, through the instructions were quite clear,Before use I scrubbed the bottom reservoir, two bottom mesh “shelves” and the tray that fits the eggs for the auto rotating feature all with hot soapy water. The unit itself looked quite clean but I find that reducing the bacteria you’re starting out with is a good idea!I had eggs ranging from medium to extra large (all from a bunch of different breeds of chicken) and I was able to fit 9 into the auto turner tray. If you plan on manually turning them you could probably fit 12. I used an outdoor/indoor weather station thermometer to check the temperature, and for the most part it was pretty on point and fluctuated by a degree or two maximum. When the incubator was near my kitchen table I had more air drafts and there was greater fluctuation but once I moved it to my guest room it was quite stable! I usually had it set between 37.6 and 38.2 C. I also purchased an inexpensive reptile humidity gauge from Zoo Med and after calibrating it to the humidity displayed in my weather station it read humidity constantly and I was able to check humidity without lifting the lid. I needed about 40mL of water every day or two to maintain proper humidity.Bonus was the fan inside the incubator that circulated the air and this seemed to avoid creating uneven temperature spots.Our overall hatch rate out of 9 eggs was 66%, but two eggs were not fertile to begin with and the last one died late into development. All in all a great little product, especially at this price point!!