Brinsea Ovation 28 EX Incubator for Hatching Eggs with Automatic Humidity Control - Fully Automatic Chicken Egg Incubator with Digital Display - Holds Quail Duck and Turkey

The 4th incubator I ordered! The others simply didn't work correctly, and they failed to be effective in hatching eggs. This is a moderately priced unit. We could not afford the $1000 to $1500 models, and the less expensive ones were junk. We were blessed to find this Brinsea. It was affordable, and worked exactly as described. Held both temp and humidity stable. We have used it only once, with 8 eggs (considering our bad experiences with other brands, we didn't want to invest many fertile eggs to it!). We had 100% hatch rate, and now, about 5 weeks later, they are all thriving. I am confident in recommending it.

I’m really impressed with this incubator! I used it for my most recent hatch with shipped eggs, and I’m thrilled to report a 90% hatch rate, which is amazing considering how delicate shipped eggs can be. The temperature and humidity controls are accurate and easy to adjust, and I love how quiet it runs. The design is user-friendly, with clear instructions that made the process straightforward, even for a first-time user like me. The automated turning feature was a huge plus, saving me time and effort. I’m definitely confident in using this incubator for future hatches, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for reliable results!

First hatch was great. Turning motor gear came off. Reattached and the motor stopped working on second hatch. Lost all eggs

I would forget to add water SO the humidity control was made for me.... Holds temperature and humidity EXACT. My humidity ran away went to 75% so I called the company. AWSOME CUSTOMER SUPPORT. I had to wring out the sponge and turn humidity down to 20% and run it for a day to dry the whole thing out. Now it works great. One year later: I did 2 batches of chicks and one batch of guinea hens. Flawless 90%+ hatch rate. this year I bought a 56 EX Just received it yesterday. Because of what I learned last year I was operating in an hour. It was up to temperature and humidity in 3 hours. Now I will let you in on my secrets. I live in the arid plains of Colorado. It is dry and windy here so thank God (He guides me in most everything I do) I purchased the EX with automatic humidity control. SECRET: run a piece of tubing from the output of the pump to the center slot in the water pan. This gives positive water flow and you will get immediate response when the pump turns on. (it takes too long for the water to run through the slot.) Otherwise the pump will overcompensate before the control senses the increased moisture. Just pull out the output nipple and push a piece of tubing on it. Shake the tubing down between the covers (make sure you have it long enough to reach the center of the water tray) and run it into the groves of the water tray. I have never had the humidity vary by even 1 percent. Put your excess tubing in your freezer it will keep the tubing fresh for next year. You should replace the capstan tubing every year. IF YOU LIKE SUCCESS YOU WILL LOVE BRINSEA.

GREAT incubator! Easy to use. Love how it functions. Really nice design. Can accommodate various size eggs: chicken, turkey, duck eggs. Automatic - it does the work for you. Could not be happier with the versatility.

Although I think this plastic machine is on the pricey side, I was willing to invest in the convenience of not having to worry about constantly manually maintaining the humidity level, which I have had to do with other incubators. Upon receipt, I watched a YouTube video produced by the manufacturer, which helped in the ease of setting up the incubator. I'm not real tech savvy or the best at following detailed instructions, so I just opened the box and followed the step by step in the video -- very easy! So, my new Ovation 28 EX is set to the correct temperature and humidity, and is presently filled with fertilized show quality silkies and bearded Belgium Mille Fleur D'Uccle eggs. Looking forward to hatch day! If I have any issues, I will return to edit this review. I am writing it a little early because Amazon told me if I write six reviews, they would tell me a joke. This joke better be worth it!

IMO Brinsea really does make the best incubators. But they are very expensive. But I have learned through the years “buy once cry once”. Not to be foolish with ones hard earned money, but these really are routinely rated the best for a reason. That being said, in setting mine up, when running the hose around the peristaltic pump the hose would slip off of the plastic fitting once it was inserted back in to its holder. Every. Time. It seemed once there was tension on that bit of hose it would not remain attached. Fortunately we had a small zip tie and were able to secure it in place. The last thing we wanted was a faulty water supply to they automatic humidity control system. If I didn’t have eggs to set straight away I would have followed the instructions to replace that section of tubing, but the zip tie was a simple remedy. I also had an issue with the humidity running very high, above my setting. Directions said not to add water to the internal wells, but to place the sponge in. I found I had to remove the sponge to get the proper humidity (57%). Otherwise it kept running up to 70% The other thing I’d like to point out is that Brinsea states that you only require the large carriers for goose and quail/bantam eggs. I was setting welsh harlequin duck eggs. They were precariously on the edges of the cradles, I.e. they did not sit in to them. They managed until the large cradles arrived. These are not from a large duck, so maybe call duck eggs would be ok. Overall, it’s been set it and forget it. Follow your plan and it’s incredibly stable. Just that one minor hiccup during set up and having to get the large trays. Which BTW are half the price elsewhere. Now that I have it figured out, I look forward to hatching everything from chickens, ducks, and geese in this incubator.

These worked well for my first time, I do wish that there was a special tray for quail. I can get 48 quail eggs in the chicken egg trays but if they made trays for quail eggs I imagine they could get 96. There are so many people starting to raise quail that this would be a very intelligent move for this company. The incubator works perfectly at keeping the temperature and humidity where you set them. Seems much better built than other incubators I checked out.