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

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!!

Before purchasing an incubator, I researched my little heart out. There are so many different ones to choose from and so many different options. As my husband and I both work nearly the same shift each day, we were looking for something more along the lines of "set it and forget it" as we don't have the time to be home rotating the eggs as much as they need. That is exactly what this was! The egg turner works perfectly and like others have said, it turns VERY slowly throughout the entire day, so of course you're not going to see the eggs turning unless you sit there and stare for 24 hours straight. You can hear it turning inside. The top of the incubator is pretty self explanatory. There is a button to set the temperature and one to see the current temperature. The temperature is in Celsius, however you can easily research what temperature you need it to be set at in Celsius very easily. The 100 ML it suggests you add to the bottom for humidity, is not nearly enough. I did what another suggested and added what I felt was necessary (which was about 1 cup). I DID NOT use a hygrometer to measure the humidity in the bator. I literally put 9 chicken eggs in the incubator in the auto egg turner crate, 1 c water in the bottom, set the temp to 37.5 degrees Celsius, put the lid one while making sure the auto turner was in the slot to properly rotate the eggs throughout the day and let it do its thing! I checked every other day to make sure there was still water in the bottom for humidity and added it when necessary. Day 14 we candled the eggs to make sure all were growing and had 3 that had never been fertilized so we cracked them open to make sure and tossed them. Day 18 I put the bator on "lockdown".. We hatched 1 chicken early on day 19 and 3 more on day 20. The remaining 2 hatched on day 21. I'm very happy with this incubator as we had a 100% hatch rate considering 3 had never been fertilized. If you're having troubles with this incubator, like others have suggested I would say your eggs were never fertilized to begin with. I would highly recommend this product to anyone!