Why I Changed My Recommendation (and a MUCH better Egg Incubator!) - Aceshin 56 Egg Incubator

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  • UPDATE! See here about why the Aceshing (Amazon) Foreign incubators are wortheless: • Now THIS Egg Incubator... I can no longer recommend the incubator in this video. I just cleaned it and because the circulation fan and the sensors and wiring were in the bottom of the incubator where all the goo and mess fall, it's a disaster when you try to clean it. When I first bought this, there were NO reviews for it but now there are some and they are all NEGATIVE. I found that in addition to the poor design with the electronics, that the gaps around the grating in the bottom were too big and I had chicks falling through the cracks after they hatched and I had to open up during lockdown in order to rescue them. Another absolute disaster and poor design. I put towels in to keep the chicks from falling through but I shouldn't have had to do that.
    For an incubator with excellent reviews that has all the features of this one that I loved, see the Farm Innovators 4250: amzn.to/3kzkfU1 Everything in this video applies to the Farm Innovators 4250 except the wiring, fan and sensors are in the top/cover of the incubator so they stay clean. The price is comparable but the design is far superior. I'm in process of doing a review of that one and posting progress and results in a new series so stay tuned for that. And please comment below if you've used the Aceshin or Farm Innovators and what your experience has been with them!
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    A review of the Aceshin 56-egg incubator with Automatic Temperature Control and Egg turner. A great incubator that runs about $120 with shipping. We will update as we go into lockdown on Day 18 and then as the chicks hatch out.
    #chicken #home #farm

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  • @AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham
    @AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good video thanks

  • @OnlyTheChronic
    @OnlyTheChronic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I LOVED this model and got 3 good hatches out of it before it randomly caught on fire for some unknown reason. Mine was obviously defective ( which was just my luck because I was doing a professional review for a Seller) but I still would buy one again because it was so easy to use and the only issue I had was getting the temps right on setup but once it was where it needed to be it was smooth sailing for 3 big batches of babies.

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I found the first hatch to be only OK and then the top warped from the heat of the incubation and then it didn't hold in heat or humidity after that. And the heating element and fan being in the bottom to be covered in hatch goo was a horrible idea. I will never buy one of these again.

  • @DR-zj4od
    @DR-zj4od ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This incubator is good IF: You keep it inside the Styrofoam container it shipped in while using it (open to check on things as it does not need a tight fit just enough to store the heat better), pour about 5 bottles worth of distilled water down the inside side every 2 weeks or so (forget using the little hole on the side and squeezing one bottle of water in every other day. The tray that is in a "U" shape on the perimeter will hold about 16 ounces of water), calibrate the temperature setting with an accurate thermometer BEFORE placing eggs inside it (most units come with poor temperature calibration), just get used to a high humidity since you CANNOT control it and it does not matter anyway as long as it is humid inside, place a screen over the plastic bottom at lockdown so the mess stays "mostly" from dropping down onto the fan and place the eggs NOT over the fan to keep goo from hitting the fan and making it difficult to clean later, take out all the screws from the plastic floor and discard them as they have no point since you clean and sterilize the unit after each hatching period. I use this incubator for about 3-4 runs of chicks each summer and following these few things will make this incubator work great and last a long time. It is also a very low price but with some tips you can get some great use out of it and use you money elsewhere. I do not love this incubator but I do really like it for the price, just follow some simple tips and it will last several years and serve you well and save you money.

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You make a lot of good points but I still think the circuitry being in the bottom is a horrible design. And I really don't want to work so hard to figure it all out. I want my incubator to work without all the caveats. I'm glad you've found solutions. I still can't recommend this one but I do appreciate your input and hope it helps someone :)

  • @sppoopyirishsonny1104
    @sppoopyirishsonny1104 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My mom rocks; her first TH-cam video :D 😋🥳

  • @jodimontano4336
    @jodimontano4336 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for your updated review! I received this incubator 2 days ago from Amazon, and am returning it! I've incubated (partots) before, so I understand what a terrible design this is. The listing did not give enough detail to know these things before it arrived. Also on mine, it appears impossible to remove individual egg racks. I can only imagine the potential disaster of having to lift the whole flimsy apparatus, while full of eggs. Great review.

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  ปีที่แล้ว

      You are most welcome. We definitely want to save others the aggravation we've experienced! Thanks for adding your input :)

    • @MaurizioFantino
      @MaurizioFantino 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am using this egg incubator with satisfaction. It just need to be calibrated, then if you keep polystyrene (with some adjustment) also the temp keep a good stability.

  • @Ganjamedicine
    @Ganjamedicine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This thing cooked the eggs. 110°f in the center and 104°f on the edges. It doesn't maintain consistent temperature and wildly fluctuates. You have to constantly re-calibrate it.

  • @excellberryhill3503
    @excellberryhill3503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    well done video.

    • @migueltadeo8663
      @migueltadeo8663 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This incubator it's way better than farm innovator 4250. Tested 6 times all ready

  • @breannemartin4764
    @breannemartin4764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have this incubator and I struggle getting the humidity high enough. I'm surprised you can get it high enough for the hatching period. on my second use 2 of the led egg candling turners stopped working. I liked this incubator at first as well but realized it has a lot of flaws. I have not had much success with the babies hatching full term. When they do hatch like you said they get thier feet, heads or body stuck or fall through the edges. Makes me scared to leave during the hatch period. I also have to pull them out before they are dry because of the fear of falling.

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100% agree! That's why I've switched to the Farm Innovators 4250 amzn.to/31tHy94 It has everything I liked about the Aceshin but none of those design flaws. I just hatched 27 babies and they are doing great! Cleanup was super easy too. I now have duck eggs and I'm excited to see how that goes.

    • @sandrasherwood32
      @sandrasherwood32 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you have the Styrofoam that it came with use the bottom to insulation of your incubator because most of the heat is lost through the plastic... On all of my incubators I keep the foam and it works great

    • @MaurizioFantino
      @MaurizioFantino 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cause you have to remove the egg rotation system!

  • @ernestosanchez2942
    @ernestosanchez2942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ok I’m confused what incubator do you recommend seems like you like the one in the videos but then on comment section you say their worthless

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, initially it seemed great. Then it fell apart and I explain in the description why and made it clear in the thumbnail.

  • @pedroosorio2285
    @pedroosorio2285 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have the 32 egg incubator and it's terrible at keeping the humidity the corners pop open

  • @SnK.on.Wheels
    @SnK.on.Wheels 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I followed 55 degrees humidity but eggs did not soften enough for hatching. I am in my second batch and I keep humidity at 69-70 percent. I keep the top covered which keeps the temp even inside the casing. I consider the design responsible for poor result. Fan should not have been at the base

    • @tiar7641
      @tiar7641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I had a terrible hatch rate with this incubator. Returned it. The humidity reading was not accurate at all which I confirmed with two separate readers I had inside the hatching area.

    • @tiar7641
      @tiar7641 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How was your hatch rate?

    • @amycakes777
      @amycakes777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tiar7641 hatch rate was good, probably 80%. But I just cleaned it and ask the electronics shorted out. It's in the trash now. I no longer recommend it.

    • @amycakes777
      @amycakes777 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep. I had miscalculated when figuring the temp in Fahrenheit.

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I decide to scrap this one all together. When I cleaned it, all the circuitry was in the bottom and it fried and stopped working. Terrible design. I am loving my new incubator from Farm Innovators. We are in lockdown now. We will see in a couple of days!

  • @rebeccasturgillbaur3567
    @rebeccasturgillbaur3567 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do you reset your day counter

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't have this incubator any more. It's completely broken and was thrown out in the trash.

  • @hmoobdc5
    @hmoobdc5 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dont this have a built-in candling?

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Aceshin did not. The Farm Innovators came with a candler but I wouldn't call it built in. Do you have a link to an incubator with built in candling? I'd love to see one!

  • @SnK.on.Wheels
    @SnK.on.Wheels 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    38.5 degrees is too high temp for incubation

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep. I had miscalculated when figuring the temp in Fahrenheit.

    • @MarloTechWorld
      @MarloTechWorld 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What is the recommended? Is it okay if my incubator bounces between 37.0C to 38.0C?

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MarloTechWorld 37.5C is ideal but the fluctuations should be ok. Of course you want to minimize them. I'm creating a video soon that will be very helpful to increasing hatch rate of all goes well! Stay tuned :)

    • @MarloTechWorld
      @MarloTechWorld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, will be looking forward to that video.

  • @ecc-sv1es
    @ecc-sv1es 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How many eggs hatched

  • @diannepanetti6229
    @diannepanetti6229 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just bought this; the egg turner never worked and the control pad unresponsive after 3 days; temperature cannot be controlled

    • @amycakes777
      @amycakes777 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think yours is the worst case I've heard yet! Farm Innovators is my faithful incubator now. You have to make sure temp and humidity are checked with separate temp and humidity gauges bc the built in one is not always calibrated properly. But I've heard that is the case with ANY incubator you can buy.

  • @zangyang4533
    @zangyang4533 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do you reset the day on this thing

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine went in the trash so I don't remember. Try holding down buttons until something blinks and then see if you can adjust it. That's the way a lot of them work.

  • @davidbosco2666
    @davidbosco2666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I find that placing a light face towel over the top helps regulate the temperature to constant level.

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did that for a while until the top warped so badly that there was no salvaging it.

  • @tbh_idek
    @tbh_idek 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does it have an American plug?

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It does but I no longer recommend this one. It's impossible to clean without getting the wires and sensors wet and the whole unit was ruined. I'm now trying this one www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TTYLIKY Much better reviews. When I bough the Aceshin, there were no reviews and now there are terrible reviews and I now know why!

    • @tbh_idek
      @tbh_idek 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pickin-grinnin-homestead does it have a hatching tray? Cause if it does I know what imma buy

    • @tbh_idek
      @tbh_idek 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pickin-grinnin-homestead also have you tried the 48 egg one?

    • @amycakes777
      @amycakes777 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am not sure what a hatching tray is. As far as the Aceshin, the 56 capacity is the only one I tried.

    • @erwintorres7232
      @erwintorres7232 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pickin-grinnin-homestead let me know how is working for you thanks

  • @ecc-sv1es
    @ecc-sv1es 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How many hatched

  • @tonytawk718
    @tonytawk718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a very good incubator ,,i have tested it 7+baches ,,, you have to calibrate it ,, you have to switch the fan to blow away from the eggs .,,, you have to set the max temp setting 38.5DegC,,,, best hatching temp i found in 37.5Deg C

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for sharing your experience.

    • @DR-zj4od
      @DR-zj4od ปีที่แล้ว

      I calibrate mine to 37.5 C for chicks and it works great. A bit warmer for my ducks at about 38 C.

  • @shaunsmuder3880
    @shaunsmuder3880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just spend the money on a good one right away.

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm really like the Farm Innovator's 4250. Just hatched a bunch and it did great. Putting some duck eggs in today!

  • @bryandompig5183
    @bryandompig5183 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My humility is drop.2.8 the alarm go off ,I try but is not climming

  • @migueltadeo8663
    @migueltadeo8663 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This unbranded incubator it's way better than farm innovator 4250 tested 6 times all ready and more cheaper.....

  • @ovandodarty7315
    @ovandodarty7315 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    don't lose your money in this will garbage

  • @user-eq3km3xe4x
    @user-eq3km3xe4x 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ماهو البلد المنتج لها ونسبه تفقيس

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I bought it on Amazon. I think it came from China but no company name was on the listing nor the country so I can only guess. This lack of information should have been a red flag for me! Good question.

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      PS the listing isn't there anymore. Anything that looks like this one is a new listing under a new name. Shady.

  • @selfreliantpatriot1776
    @selfreliantpatriot1776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm so confused on the picture you chose for your video. Says Don't buy this incubator but you definitely show you love the incubator in the video.

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sorry for the confusion. Originally I love it and it worked well. But issues began to arise that were not fixable and I decided to amend what I did and did followups on an incubator that I have been using longterm and works a million times better. If you look at the description, I give an indepth analysis on what went wrong with the Aceshin. I also think it's very telling that they've changed their name and rebranded.

  • @gabyharvey5982
    @gabyharvey5982 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the worst incubator I ever owned! The design is awful. We are hatching chicks! When they hatch there is going to be blood, liquid, mucus, slime, crushed shells, and all that goes to the bottom of the incubator that can’t be clean with out tools! Yeah! Big window to see is inside is nice, but the mechanism of the incubator is at the bottom! I dry hatch so the alarm drove everyone crazy letting us know that the humidity was low. I can’t reset the days counter. Is on day 26 and the egg turner isn’t working. One positive point? The temperature is great.

    • @pickin-grinnin-homestead
      @pickin-grinnin-homestead  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for sharing your experience! I love my Farm Innovators incubator.

  • @ernestosanchez2942
    @ernestosanchez2942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Get your recommendations straight

    • @amycakes777
      @amycakes777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Recommendations change. What at first seems good doesn't always end well. Thus the update.

  • @edgarrivera6012
    @edgarrivera6012 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This Chinese cheap junk kill all my batches. It doesn't maintain consistent temperature and wildly fluctuates

  • @reddragonn1590
    @reddragonn1590 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I don't like it. After one use it will not reset my days to zero. The temp and humidity are not correct. The instructions are not concise. Setting the thing is a major hassle bc it is too quick to back track when trying to adjust settings. Candle feature is useless. Other than that, it's OK. 😬