I've used this incubator for 2 hatching rounds so far. I find that putting a towel under and around it keeps the temperature stable. Also, I bought a small thermometer with a humidity reader on it and put it inside. This is super helpful to cage how much water you need to put in the bottom.
I have 1 of this Amazon incubator too they're awesome I use it 2 times and it was a success. But a few tips for you though 1- you can remove the foam box for better viewing so then you can also see the rotation of the eggs and also making videos 2- you should never add water in to the ventilator that's a high risk of fire and frying the incubator with your eggs and chicks 3 - you should full the bottle with warm water and fill both sides at the bottom and just leave it and the humidity will set itself sometime up sometime down but it will be ok and on day 18 you can add more water than usual to raise the humidity but don't let it past the mesh tray at the bottom to avoid getting the eggs wet and the spray bottle is not really necessary it's usually there for spraying on the walls on the inside of the incubator to keep it a bit cool if the eggs are getting too hot but at the temperature that the incubator is set on you won't be needing the spray bottle
Thank you chavito for your tips. We had a great success rate with this incubator. Another viewer also brought it to my attention about spraying water into the top. I do appreciate it. On my following video "lockdown day" I do cover that and correct my mistake. We had such a hard time keeping the heat up when we removed outside portion. Perhaps if we did it in warmer weather but it was still winter here and we heat with a wood stove so it was hard to keep it up. I cover that in my second video aswell. If you have any other tips, that would be great. I'm glad there is more info out there now about this incubator. It had so many bad reviews but we actually really like it. We are currently working on our hatch day video and had 8 hatch.
Looks like I have to set it to 39 to reach 37,5 where the eggs are - is that possible??? Without removing the foam box. But checked with two Thermometer at about 20 degree room temperature.
@@benjaminklitzke1437 if where you're living is too cold then I think 37.8 to 38 should be good. I actually have mine set to 37.8 plus with one extra thermometer to check the humidity and if the temperature of the incubator is correct and it works well
setting this up now and no one reviewed this like you, thank you for explaining it very well. I am starting my eggs today and needed to know about the water lv. Thanks so much. God Bless.
Ohh IM SOOO HAPPY I could help someone else out!! I was finding it so hard to find anything online about it, so I wanted to help others who were looking for clarification. Follow along with the upcoming videos. I try to cover the beginning to hatch day with this incubator.
I would say I had to fill the water every couple days. And the closer it got to hatch day the more often I had to fill it. The last few days filling the water and spraying the water from the top were every couple hours. How did you find out about the video?? Keep us posted on your experience.
I finally found a video explaining this incubator!!!! Thanks so much!!! Just got mine today and the instructions aren’t in English 😂 I appreciate you SOOOOO MUCH!
Awesome! So glad you found it! And more happy you liked it 😊. I have a never version, may help more. This one's a bit older. Here is the newer video if your interested th-cam.com/video/nqeb6GXDZj4/w-d-xo.html all the best with your hatches!
That's awesome! Glad it helped! We do have other videos and in the next few weeks closer to mid March I will be incubating again and will be uploading more videos to help with questions I have been receiving as well as shorter to the point videos on specific topics like humidity levels. Temperatures etc.. So don't forget to subscribe to us as they will be coming in a few weeks 😊
Omg Finally. Thank you so much for that video .... it's really helpful🤜🏾🤛🏾 i started my eggs 4 days ago without even knowing what im doing. Showing love from Haïti 🇭🇹
Glad it helped! I do have more video's on this if your looking for more info. I will be filming more on this incubator in the next month or two as I start my season of chicks up soon. Don't forget to hit the like button and subscribe it would help us out sooo much! Welcome Haiti from Canada🙂
Just fyi I removed foam off mine because it’s hard to see eggs inside without removing lid. I bought a seedling heating pad to put underneath to help out with the heating and it did great since I too live in a cold winter state. I’ve successfully hatched 4 cockatiel eggs.
There are 2 compartments for water and you think you should start filling the large compartment. If the humidity is not high enough, you also fill the other compartment. If the humidity then becomes too high, you can adjust the humidity control at the top
Yes. I take the humidity control pack out during incubation and use both compartments for water. That is correct. Also using the air vent helps. Thank you for your feedback and watching. My humidity was too high for the fist two weeks, which is why I tried the humidity pack. It worked great. You can also check out my update video.
very good instruction, helped me on another similar incubator. btw I sterilize at 3% peroxide at start of 21 day hatch. I let sit until dry then start countdown, I use a mister
thanks so much for this video i have the same incubator and had no idea how to set it up instructions are not good thanks to u mine is now all set up and ready to go .👍🏻
That's awesome! I'm so glad the video helped!! All the best in your hatch. I will be having a lockdown day video coming out this week and a hatch day video coming soon if your looking for more clarification. Let us know how your hatch turns out. 😉
The hole in the top is a vent, it isn't made to put water in. Your humidity is high because that vent is completely closed. That vent is directly over electricity, you don't want to much water there.
we bought this incubator last year and when we pulled it out today to use it again, the thermometer control is a full 10 degrees off. We have had to set it to max temp of 40 C to bring it up to 99. That will work but it means the heater is going almost constantly to keep it there it seems. Iv got a kitchen thermometer iv been checking it with, and an indoor outdoor like yours with the humidity gauge both set on fF to confirm (in the states). Its sufficient to do the job but now Im putting off adding eggs until Im sure its not going to poop out or just quit working. Iv got a silkie sitting on eggs that I want to add, but shes got over 20 lol. So if I can hatch half of them, we will get more babies. I wish I knew how to reset the thermometer.
That's a good question. I haven't had to reset the thermometer on this. Ours was a couple degrees off but not that significant. I wonder if its just the machine itself. Have you contacted the seller?
Hi from Norfolk UK. Thank you so much for this video. I've just bought this from amazon and the instructions are rubbish. You're instructions seem to be so much more informative. Could I be check and ask if you might be able to share with me?? :)
@@MrOlivertay you want me to email you my manual? Or just step by step what I do? I am working on a how to start to finish video of this incubator but it's still in the editing process.
Thankyou! This was so helpful!! 🙏 I bought a 36 egg incubator and couldn't find instruction for where to put water anywhere on the manual. However our machine doesn't have a hole at the top like yours for the spray bottle, still trying to figure it out 😅
Glad it helped! Have you checked out my two updated versions of this review. I have a newest one I go into more details on the water and answer commonly asked questions about this machine. I hope you have a great hatch from your eggs 😀
I don’t think u should be spraying in the humid control hole on the top. If water gets into the fan u will fry the incubator. That’s spray bottle is to spray the eggs.
I have three of these and I like them. One of the three keep beeping every hour. Unsure if it keeps warning me about a temp drop or spike. Regardless, I want to set the warning trigger to something that won't keep it beeping so often. I don't need a warning. How do I set the temp warning beeping? No video on this has shown me this feature
Hello, I just found you. I have had 2 unsuccessful (16) batches so far with this incubator. My temp is wayyyyyyy (reading 32-34) out. I have 4 thermometers/humidity measures (one in each corner) and keep checking I do not have issues with high humidity, and many in my local poultry group are doing dry hatches... only raising on lock down. I am now doing a test with only 4 eggs. I have also lost the instruction booklet, so I feel even more lost now (not that translated chinese works ;) ) your information was much more helpful but i would have loved to have the book to write in.
Hi Val, thank you so much for your comment. I am so glad you have found this helpful. It must be that there is some differences with the incubators. I did keep the temperature up a bit from the recommended temperature as you seen. But we did struggle more with the humidity levels. If there is anything I can do to help you out, I will. We had a good hatch about 9 chicks with this video. If you like I can try to email you a pdf of the instruction booklet? I'd be more than happy to do that for you.
Oh no, you definitely need the foam. The only time I didn't use the foam was occasionally during the hatching process, if it was warm enough in the house.
Hello Sunshinecountry, I had to increase my heat to 38.3, I put a bath towel around my incubator to keep the heat in. Also keeping the styrofoam on is important. If you have to increase your heat temp a bit more try that. Or try a second thermometer just to see all the different readings. Try that and let me know.
That is great, I hope my videos will help you out. I have a fair amount of videos to help new usuers out. As for the temperature for the duck eggs they are: day 1 38.3, day 2-3 38.0, days 4-20 37.8, day 21-25 37.6 and 28 days and later is 37.3 and these are all in Celsius. I hope this helps! If you are not a subscriber, please consider subscribing! 😊
thank you so much for posting this, we got my dad this incubator for his birthday and would not have understood the instructions without your video! Would it be possible to send me a photo of the instructions that show how to deal with specific eggs etc that you show at 12:39 as our came without it? thank you!
I'm so glad this video has helped. I know the struggles I had figuring it out my first time. It's a good little machine. I can send you the manual for sure 😊
Thanks for watching! I hope it works out. I have never done Turkey eggs as we don't have Turkeys. In the manual it only mentions, chicken, duck, pigeon, goose, peacock, partridge and quail eggs. I'm sure it would work for Turkeys if you knew how long it takes the eggs to hatch and just adjust your lockdown day accordingly.
I will adjust thanks for the heads up and I will keep my fingers crossed lol.Our hen is still laying eggs so we will give her a chance to incubate naturally also 🤞 .But I am thankful for your video it helps to know this machine and know how to check things .I'm trying 6 eggs to begin just to see how it goes I'm excited to finally try it out .
Здравствуйте. Просмотрела Ваше видео. Спасибо Вам за Ваш труд. Я тоже купила такой инкубатор, но кроме инструкции нет информации по температурному режиму (( Если Вас не затруднит, можете ли Вы сделать фото из брошюры, в которой есть таблица по температуре, влажности и срокам? Благодарю.
Всем привет. Пожалуйста, напишите нам по адресу ploughmansbackyard@gmail.com, и мы вышлем вам руководство, оно будет на английском языке, но оно может помочь. У меня также есть обновленная версия этого видео, которое может помочь с температурой, кажется, я перечисляю все температуры на экране. Влажность должна быть около 60% с 1-го по 18-й день, затем на 19-й день и позже должна быть 70% и может быть немного выше. Повышенная влажность на этапе вылупления размягчает скорлупу и позволяет птенцу легче прорваться. Температура, которую я использовал, была 38,3 в дни 1-7, дни 8-13 38,0, дни 14-18 37,9 и день 19 и позже 37,6 по Цельсию. Надеюсь это поможет. Удачи вам в вылуплении.
We have the same incubator, only the larger version. We have successfully hatched 2 sets of eggs but I can not get the days to reset. I have tried everything and am having to turn thr eggs manually at the moment. Do you have any idea how to fix this?
Hmmm... so during your lock down days you turned off your turning setting? I left my setting alone and removed the rolls as the eggs couldn't turn anyways. Did you try to restore your factory settings? You press + and - buttons as the same time and hold them down for 5 or so seconds until the buzzer beeps? The screen should flash 888 indicating it has restore back to the factory setting. Let me know how it goes and if you when success. I am curious.
After I plug it in the temperature just keeps fluctuating. It’s set for 38 but it’s going between 37 to up to almost 39. Alarm is beeping very few mins as the temp goes up and down. Any idea how to fix this?
Regulate outside temperature better. Too cold a temperature outside and can't reach temperature then over shoots. I put in a cardboard box as well and that seems to fix mine. A heater on the outside of the box but it's controlled by a temperature controller.
Honestly, I never really paid attention. It's hard to tell for us. In our location hydro does not get an actual reading monthly, sometimes only quarterly, give or take.
The lights are suppose to turn off and on as the roller only roll for a specific duration of time, and at a certain time allotment. So when the light is on the rollers are turning. That is completely normal.
I think I have the same incubator, but mine has no humidity meter and I’m so confused!! On average, do you know how often you put water inside and how much you put??
So for the first 8 days I put around 20-40 ml in around every 3 days. Then more often between day 8-16, day 17-hatch I'm putting 100ml (full bottle) in a few times a day to keep the humidity up, you want to see moisture on the sides of the incubator walls. Have you seen my newest video? Start to finish? I recommend watching that. I also have links in the description where you can purchase a hygrometer to keep track of the humidity.
I just got the same incubator, but I'm confused about how to attach the red and black cord. I'm assuming its supposed to be the temp probe, but do we even need it?
Hi SunshineCountry, the red and black cord is for using the incubator on a battery. For instance if you lose power or are off grid it is able to run off a simple car battery or solar battery. if you have hydro you don't need it to run the incubator. Hope that answers your question.
My mom got one and told me nothing so now $100 worth of quail eggs are destroyed because the machine was set to 99.5 but decided to do 130 instead. Might as well just build one
They eggs should turn as soon as you start the machine. Did you put a mark on an egg and test to see if it's moving? if it's not working. Contact the company you got it for an return it or get your money back. Egg turning is important and I find I run into problems if I manually turn them.
Does anyone know how what f3 is it goes up to 2.0 is it to do with humidity? Can see how to set the temperature but can’t figure out how to check humidity, or what the F3 2.0 means 🤷🏻♂️
Hi Jay, I don't have an f3 setting on my machine. Not sure if you might be referring to the p3? The p3 is the heating back difference setting that my manual recommends not to modify. I am sorry I can't help you with this one. That is interesting my f's only go up to 2. I hope you find the answer you are looking for. Perhaps contact the seller. Did you get a manual?
I this video, and one other video I show how I change the temperature using the buttons on the front display screen. If you are wondering what the temperatures are suppose to be throughout incubation, you will find that in the manual. If you don't have one I can email it to you.
Omg I got this used and the instructions are poor. I watched this when you first posted but of course the info wasn’t applicable then,lol. Now I have a hen that has some egg left in the nest and she isn’t sitting as much as she should be. She is too obsessed with her babies.
I have had another viewer have this same problem. Unfortunately I am not aware on how to fix it or what the problem might be. Have you contacted the company you purchased it from? The only suggestion I have is to wrap a large towel or blanket around it to try to keep the heat in. You do have the Styrofoam on it right? There could be a defect with the incubator itself. You have tried to push the minus button on the top of the machine? I am sorry I am not more help to you.
it was still winter here at the time and our place tends to be on the colder side. The styrofoam helped keep the heat in. However, our second batch we didn't need it as it was closer to warmer spring/summer.
Check out our new start to finish of this video th-cam.com/video/nqeb6GXDZj4/w-d-xo.html So at the beginning I put 20-40 mls in about every 3 days or so. Add more as the days go, around day 16-17 I start adding the full 100ml once a day to twice a day, day 19 I add 100ml a few times a day to keep humidity up.
Good question. So during the incubation period maybe once every 2-3 days. I kept the water level just under the little whole off the side. As for the lockdown phase of incubation I added water a few times a day to keep the humidity level really high. During the first portion of incubation as a rule of thumb the heat is more important that having accurate water in the incubator, the last portion, lockdown portion, it is more important to have the humidity level high, having plenty of water, than the heat. I hope this helps. 🙂
I have orderd one of these to try and uatch my own eggs and I cant even get started. The fan is on but the display says 001 and flashes/beeps every 7 seconds
Strange. Have you tried to change some settings? You can reset to factory settings. Have you tried that? Press "+" and "-" at the same time. Wait for 5 seconds, holding buttons down until you hear a beep and screen reads "888" and this indicates it's been restored back to factory settings. Let me know if this helps.
@@kierenannlynch wow, I don't know what to say. Have you contacted where you purchased it from? See if maybe they can replace it? I haven't had that happen to us before. If you figure it out let me know what it was. I hope it gets resolved...
Saludos! Me gustaría saber, si puedo tener la incubadora conectada simultáneamente, a la batería y a la conexión de la pared. Para cuando se corte el suplido de la pared, automáticamente encienda con la batería . Gracias!
Me suena que te sale mejor conectarla a un UPS de computadora. Si se va la corriente, tiene batería de respaldo. Y si sabes cómo hacerlo, puede cambiar la batería interna por otra mejor.
Oh neat. No we don't have any modes for different birds. Just different times for incubating and different temperatures. Would you like a copy of this manual? I don't know if it will help, but worth a shot.
@@relish5781 so ours doesn't have a humidity setting. To up the humidity we add warm water. To lower it I open the vent or use a humidity pack. I cover that in the videos. email me at ploughmansbackyard@gmail.com for the manual.
is the factory set fir turning enough or wr need to chabge it? i already try this twixe and both unsuccessful. the egg is unhatch. by the way its chicken egg
Hi Edward. That is the factory setting for the egg turning. I just left it and it worked out fine for us. I just put in another batch of eggs yesterday hoping to have another successful hatch. I'm sorry to hear you haven't had much luck with yours. I raised my temperature to 38.3, I kept the temp higher than the booklet, not by a lot though. Also I wrapped a bath towel around the incubator and the top aswell just to keep the heat up, but I left the air hole at he too and the water holes on the side open from the towel. I also didn't open the top for the first 5 days. I have heard of this machine going up to 26 days with hatching starting on the 26th day. We didn't have that, ours hatch on day 21 and 22. Was there any life when you candled them?
Hi, sorry it took so long. Duck eggs temperatures are: day 1 38.3 humidity 60% (start turning eggs) Day 2-3 38.0 -60% Day 4-20 37.8 -55% Day 21-25 37.6 -65% Day 26 and later 37.3 - 70% (stop turning eggs)
I just had mine come in today, I went to plug it in and nothing, won't beep, no display absolutely nothing. Did I just get a faulty unit or is there some way to turn it on?
I need help !!! I bought this incubator used and did not receive a manual .... now at day 13 the alarm keeps going off every minute ... I have tried everything!!!
I have a PDF I can send you of the manual. I have done that for a few other viewers. Do you have your styrofoam around the incubator? If you do put a bath towel around the incubator and part of her top but leave some area around the water holes and the air vent. It does help to keep the heat in.
I show in this video how I've cut a window to monitor. But you can remove the styrofoam during hatching if your place is warm, I wouldn't just cause not all mine hatch at the same time. But I've seen people do it. I have a hatching video where I did remove it for the videos sake and they hatched fine. th-cam.com/video/nqeb6GXDZj4/w-d-xo.html
Hi, no it should be automatically factory set for the turning cycle. You can check it though through the settings if you are unsure. All should come pre-set though.
Hi I have this incubator, my roller isn't turning do you know how to get it moving, I've tried the settings and nothing seems to work, I am manual turning them ATM just worried when I'm not here Thanks Sam x
Hi Sam, I haven't experienced the rolls not working. They are very slow. It is really hard to tell if they are rolling on the best of days. Is there by chance they might be rolling unnoticed? I can tell because I put an X on one of my eggs, and see if it has moved. Usually if I check a couple times a day the X has been moving and is not always in the same location. Is your rolling light setting light come on at all? It is the middle light on the top of the incubator. Maybe contact the seller where you purchased if if you have tried everything else. Sorry I'm not much help with that.
I have heard that a lot. What are you setting your temp to? I have mine on a second hatch now and have set mine for 38.5. I also put a towel or blanket around the incubator to keep the heat in. And the styrofoam is a must. What is your temperature reading? Also did you "preheat" the incubator? The instructions say to have it running 24 hours before you put the eggs inside. I hope you can get it working.
Hi Baris, yes when you are storing them prior to incubating we store them, pointy Ed facing down. We collected for a few days and rotated them periodically. When they are in the incubator they are laying on their side.
So do i have to put fertalized eggs on the roller and start it or just put them in without the roller and wait for them to hatch with the required heT and humidity
We haven't tried to incubate quail eggs but I think you could comfortably put approximately 32 quail eggs in the incubator. If you find it is overcrowding though, put less.
I've used this incubator for 2 hatching rounds so far. I find that putting a towel under and around it keeps the temperature stable. Also, I bought a small thermometer with a humidity reader on it and put it inside. This is super helpful to cage how much water you need to put in the bottom.
@@dianevinces805 yes I agree
I have 1 of this Amazon incubator too they're awesome I use it 2 times and it was a success.
But a few tips for you though
1- you can remove the foam box for better viewing so then you can also see the rotation of the eggs and also making videos
2- you should never add water in to the ventilator that's a high risk of fire and frying the incubator with your eggs and chicks
3 - you should full the bottle with warm water and fill both sides at the bottom and just leave it and the humidity will set itself sometime up sometime down but it will be ok and on day 18 you can add more water than usual to raise the humidity but don't let it past the mesh tray at the bottom to avoid getting the eggs wet and the spray bottle is not really necessary it's usually there for spraying on the walls on the inside of the incubator to keep it a bit cool if the eggs are getting too hot but at the temperature that the incubator is set on you won't be needing the spray bottle
Thank you chavito for your tips. We had a great success rate with this incubator. Another viewer also brought it to my attention about spraying water into the top. I do appreciate it. On my following video "lockdown day" I do cover that and correct my mistake. We had such a hard time keeping the heat up when we removed outside portion. Perhaps if we did it in warmer weather but it was still winter here and we heat with a wood stove so it was hard to keep it up. I cover that in my second video aswell. If you have any other tips, that would be great. I'm glad there is more info out there now about this incubator. It had so many bad reviews but we actually really like it. We are currently working on our hatch day video and had 8 hatch.
Looks like I have to set it to 39 to reach 37,5 where the eggs are - is that possible??? Without removing the foam box. But checked with two Thermometer at about 20 degree room temperature.
Hey! How often do you need to add water both sides??
@@nagitokomaeda3150 you should add water every 2 days and on day 18 you should also add extra water for the 3 days lock down
@@benjaminklitzke1437 if where you're living is too cold then I think 37.8 to 38 should be good.
I actually have mine set to 37.8 plus with one extra thermometer to check the humidity and if the temperature of the incubator is correct and it works well
Mine came with no instructions ! So I’m so thankful for this video!
That's great. We can email you a PDF copy if you like? ploughmansbackyard@gmail.com
@@PloughmansBackyard hey! I would like the PDF copy! Mine came with no instruccions as well. I'm gonna send you an e-mail 🙏🏻
@@PloughmansBackyard hey could you send me a pdf of the instructions as well ?
setting this up now and no one reviewed this like you, thank you for explaining it very well. I am starting my eggs today and needed to know about the water lv. Thanks so much. God Bless.
Ohh IM SOOO HAPPY I could help someone else out!! I was finding it so hard to find anything online about it, so I wanted to help others who were looking for clarification. Follow along with the upcoming videos. I try to cover the beginning to hatch day with this incubator.
I would say I had to fill the water every couple days. And the closer it got to hatch day the more often I had to fill it. The last few days filling the water and spraying the water from the top were every couple hours. How did you find out about the video?? Keep us posted on your experience.
@@PloughmansBackyard I actually searching in TH-cam search and you were one of the top 10 videos recommended by your title
@@HomesteadByBigfoot How did your hatch go?
@@PloughmansBackyardwe get 75% with water, 100% when we do dry hatching no water ever. now up to 31 chickens, 13 Turkeys, Ducks will be next.
I finally found a video explaining this incubator!!!! Thanks so much!!! Just got mine today and the instructions aren’t in English 😂 I appreciate you SOOOOO MUCH!
Awesome! So glad you found it! And more happy you liked it 😊. I have a never version, may help more. This one's a bit older. Here is the newer video if your interested th-cam.com/video/nqeb6GXDZj4/w-d-xo.html all the best with your hatches!
My only add to this is cover it with a towel, helps stabilize the temp.
Yes i do cover with a towel when needed. great tip. I talk about the towel in my updated video to this one.
All I have to say is, THANK YOUUUU!! ❤😭🙌
awwww Your welcome 🙂
Just bought the same incubator..your video helped me a LOT. Thank you very much. Will check if you have more Videos about the results...
That's awesome! Glad it helped! We do have other videos and in the next few weeks closer to mid March I will be incubating again and will be uploading more videos to help with questions I have been receiving as well as shorter to the point videos on specific topics like humidity levels. Temperatures etc.. So don't forget to subscribe to us as they will be coming in a few weeks 😊
Omg
Finally.
Thank you so much for that video .... it's really helpful🤜🏾🤛🏾
i started my eggs 4 days ago without even knowing what im doing.
Showing love from Haïti 🇭🇹
Glad it helped! I do have more video's on this if your looking for more info. I will be filming more on this incubator in the next month or two as I start my season of chicks up soon. Don't forget to hit the like button and subscribe it would help us out sooo much! Welcome Haiti from Canada🙂
Push minus button once to silence temp alarm :) great video
Thank you! 😊
I would really appreciate an English copy of the Amazon 16 egg incubator manual.
Hi, yes you can find the instruction manual on our Merch store under digital downloads ploughmansbackyard.com/en-cad/
Just fyi I removed foam off mine because it’s hard to see eggs inside without removing lid. I bought a seedling heating pad to put underneath to help out with the heating and it did great since I too live in a cold winter state. I’ve successfully hatched 4 cockatiel eggs.
Oh that's awesome! What a great idea.
I am so grateful for this video. Thank you
You are so welcome 🙂
How do adjust humidity level?
There are 2 compartments for water and you think you should start filling the large compartment. If the humidity is not high enough, you also fill the other compartment.
If the humidity then becomes too high, you can adjust the humidity control at the top
Yes. I take the humidity control pack out during incubation and use both compartments for water. That is correct. Also using the air vent helps. Thank you for your feedback and watching. My humidity was too high for the fist two weeks, which is why I tried the humidity pack. It worked great. You can also check out my update video.
very good instruction, helped me on another similar incubator. btw I sterilize at 3% peroxide at start of 21 day hatch. I let sit until dry then start countdown, I use a mister
Cool! Glad it helped 😊
Going to be hatching our own eggs and came across your videos on hatching ,great information and hoping we will be able to hatch some chicks Thank you
That is awesome! Thanks for watching! Good luck with your hatching! 🙂
thanks so much for this video i have the same incubator and had no idea how to set it up instructions are not good thanks to u mine is now all set up and ready to go .👍🏻
That's awesome! I'm so glad the video helped!! All the best in your hatch. I will be having a lockdown day video coming out this week and a hatch day video coming soon if your looking for more clarification. Let us know how your hatch turns out. 😉
The hole in the top is a vent, it isn't made to put water in. Your humidity is high because that vent is completely closed. That vent is directly over electricity, you don't want to much water there.
Yes thank you so much. I am currently working on a new video and do discuss this. I appreciate you reaching out.
we bought this incubator last year and when we pulled it out today to use it again, the thermometer control is a full 10 degrees off. We have had to set it to max temp of 40 C to bring it up to 99. That will work but it means the heater is going almost constantly to keep it there it seems. Iv got a kitchen thermometer iv been checking it with, and an indoor outdoor like yours with the humidity gauge both set on fF to confirm (in the states). Its sufficient to do the job but now Im putting off adding eggs until Im sure its not going to poop out or just quit working. Iv got a silkie sitting on eggs that I want to add, but shes got over 20 lol. So if I can hatch half of them, we will get more babies.
I wish I knew how to reset the thermometer.
That's a good question. I haven't had to reset the thermometer on this. Ours was a couple degrees off but not that significant. I wonder if its just the machine itself. Have you contacted the seller?
Hi from Norfolk UK. Thank you so much for this video. I've just bought this from amazon and the instructions are rubbish. You're instructions seem to be so much more informative. Could I be check and ask if you might be able to share with me?? :)
So glad it's been helpful! The instructions where not very clear that's for sure. What can I try to help you with?
@@PloughmansBackyard Are you able to share your instructions with me?
@@MrOlivertay you want me to email you my manual? Or just step by step what I do? I am working on a how to start to finish video of this incubator but it's still in the editing process.
@@MrOlivertay email me at ploughmansbackyard@gmail.com
Just bought this .
On day 2
Thank you , it’s very helpful
Wonderful. Glad to help.
Thankyou! This was so helpful!! 🙏 I bought a 36 egg incubator and couldn't find instruction for where to put water anywhere on the manual. However our machine doesn't have a hole at the top like yours for the spray bottle, still trying to figure it out 😅
Glad it helped! Have you checked out my two updated versions of this review. I have a newest one I go into more details on the water and answer commonly asked questions about this machine. I hope you have a great hatch from your eggs 😀
I don’t think u should be spraying in the humid control hole on the top. If water gets into the fan u will fry the incubator. That’s spray bottle is to spray the eggs.
Thank you so much for the tip! There was no info I could find in the manual. I will know now for my next batch. Thanks again 🙂
Good one info and I have a suspicion How to put 36.7 degrees on that safego mini machine
Thank you
I have three of these and I like them. One of the three keep beeping every hour. Unsure if it keeps warning me about a temp drop or spike. Regardless, I want to set the warning trigger to something that won't keep it beeping so often. I don't need a warning. How do I set the temp warning beeping? No video on this has shown me this feature
Hello, I just found you. I have had 2 unsuccessful (16) batches so far with this incubator. My temp is wayyyyyyy (reading 32-34) out. I have 4 thermometers/humidity measures (one in each corner) and keep checking I do not have issues with high humidity, and many in my local poultry group are doing dry hatches... only raising on lock down. I am now doing a test with only 4 eggs. I have also lost the instruction booklet, so I feel even more lost now (not that translated chinese works ;) ) your information was much more helpful but i would have loved to have the book to write in.
Hi Val, thank you so much for your comment. I am so glad you have found this helpful. It must be that there is some differences with the incubators. I did keep the temperature up a bit from the recommended temperature as you seen. But we did struggle more with the humidity levels. If there is anything I can do to help you out, I will. We had a good hatch about 9 chicks with this video. If you like I can try to email you a pdf of the instruction booklet? I'd be more than happy to do that for you.
@@PloughmansBackyard that would be awesome! Not sure how to communicate my email to you though.
@@Kraftimom send me an email at ploughmansbackyard@gmail.com and I'll try to send you a copy as soon as I get a chance 😉
Do you need to use the foam or can you leave it uncovered ?
Oh no, you definitely need the foam. The only time I didn't use the foam was occasionally during the hatching process, if it was warm enough in the house.
How did you keep the temperature up? Mine is showing the right temp on the display, but my thermometer is saying 93 to 94 degrees
Hello Sunshinecountry, I had to increase my heat to 38.3, I put a bath towel around my incubator to keep the heat in. Also keeping the styrofoam on is important. If you have to increase your heat temp a bit more try that. Or try a second thermometer just to see all the different readings. Try that and let me know.
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I just bought it today.. May I ask the temperature for egg duck
That is great, I hope my videos will help you out. I have a fair amount of videos to help new usuers out. As for the temperature for the duck eggs they are: day 1 38.3, day 2-3 38.0, days 4-20 37.8, day 21-25 37.6 and 28 days and later is 37.3 and these are all in Celsius. I hope this helps! If you are not a subscriber, please consider subscribing! 😊
can you put turkey eggs in this one also
Cool!
thank you so much for posting this, we got my dad this incubator for his birthday and would not have understood the instructions without your video! Would it be possible to send me a photo of the instructions that show how to deal with specific eggs etc that you show at 12:39 as our came without it? thank you!
I'm so glad this video has helped. I know the struggles I had figuring it out my first time. It's a good little machine. I can send you the manual for sure 😊
Great video … thanks 👍
Your welcome, glad to help out!
I have a question , when do I put water inside
I do have some water in throughout the whole process, but day 19 and on I put water in multiple times a day to keep the humidity up.
Hi I would love to get a copy of the Manuel if possible. Thank you
Hi there. You can get the manual from here 👇🏻
PloughmansBackyard.com
We are trying it now.Hope it works out .Wondering if anything is different for Turkey eggs .
Thanks for watching! I hope it works out. I have never done Turkey eggs as we don't have Turkeys. In the manual it only mentions, chicken, duck, pigeon, goose, peacock, partridge and quail eggs. I'm sure it would work for Turkeys if you knew how long it takes the eggs to hatch and just adjust your lockdown day accordingly.
I will adjust thanks for the heads up and I will keep my fingers crossed lol.Our hen is still laying eggs so we will give her a chance to incubate naturally also 🤞 .But I am thankful for your video it helps to know this machine and know how to check things .I'm trying 6 eggs to begin just to see how it goes I'm excited to finally try it out .
@@patsyrichard7596 That's awesome! I am so glad the video helped. I hope it goes well. I would love to hear how the eggs turn out 🙂
Ok will update the result 😉.Big thanks!
@@patsyrichard7596great! And your most welcome 🙂
Здравствуйте. Просмотрела Ваше видео. Спасибо Вам за Ваш труд.
Я тоже купила такой инкубатор, но кроме инструкции нет информации по температурному режиму (( Если Вас не затруднит, можете ли Вы сделать фото из брошюры, в которой есть таблица по температуре, влажности и срокам? Благодарю.
Всем привет. Пожалуйста, напишите нам по адресу ploughmansbackyard@gmail.com, и мы вышлем вам руководство, оно будет на английском языке, но оно может помочь. У меня также есть обновленная версия этого видео, которое может помочь с температурой, кажется, я перечисляю все температуры на экране. Влажность должна быть около 60% с 1-го по 18-й день, затем на 19-й день и позже должна быть 70% и может быть немного выше. Повышенная влажность на этапе вылупления размягчает скорлупу и позволяет птенцу легче прорваться. Температура, которую я использовал, была 38,3 в дни 1-7, дни 8-13 38,0, дни 14-18 37,9 и день 19 и позже 37,6 по Цельсию. Надеюсь это поможет. Удачи вам в вылуплении.
when cane I check egg is ok?
I usually wait until day 5-10 to candle the eggs
Does it show the humidity? I just put eggs in mine and forgot about how to check the humidity!
No it doesn't. I purchase a hygrometer and put it in, in order to keep track of that humidity.
My incubator came with all together 4 small blue plastic pieces almost as if it's a feeder and water type thing do u know what they are for
No...I didn't get any blue things with my incubator...
We have the same incubator, only the larger version. We have successfully hatched 2 sets of eggs but I can not get the days to reset. I have tried everything and am having to turn thr eggs manually at the moment. Do you have any idea how to fix this?
Hmmm... so during your lock down days you turned off your turning setting? I left my setting alone and removed the rolls as the eggs couldn't turn anyways. Did you try to restore your factory settings? You press + and - buttons as the same time and hold them down for 5 or so seconds until the buzzer beeps? The screen should flash 888 indicating it has restore back to the factory setting. Let me know how it goes and if you when success. I am curious.
After I plug it in the temperature just keeps fluctuating. It’s set for 38 but it’s going between 37 to up to almost 39. Alarm is beeping very few mins as the temp goes up and down. Any idea how to fix this?
Regulate outside temperature better. Too cold a temperature outside and can't reach temperature then over shoots. I put in a cardboard box as well and that seems to fix mine. A heater on the outside of the box but it's controlled by a temperature controller.
Can you please tell me how much your power bill went up running this for 21 days? I have the same one
Honestly, I never really paid attention. It's hard to tell for us. In our location hydro does not get an actual reading monthly, sometimes only quarterly, give or take.
Pode me enviar as instruções
Bonjour moi ma couveuse j’ai la même moi sa la flamme de temps en temps et t il normal la flamme reste pas a afficher merci avance
My light for the rollers keeps turning off, are the rollers turning off? Am I doing something wrong when I press + - to turn on?
The lights are suppose to turn off and on as the roller only roll for a specific duration of time, and at a certain time allotment. So when the light is on the rollers are turning. That is completely normal.
I think I have the same incubator, but mine has no humidity meter and I’m so confused!! On average, do you know how often you put water inside and how much you put??
So for the first 8 days I put around 20-40 ml in around every 3 days. Then more often between day 8-16, day 17-hatch I'm putting 100ml (full bottle) in a few times a day to keep the humidity up, you want to see moisture on the sides of the incubator walls. Have you seen my newest video? Start to finish? I recommend watching that. I also have links in the description where you can purchase a hygrometer to keep track of the humidity.
th-cam.com/video/nqeb6GXDZj4/w-d-xo.html
I just got the same incubator, but I'm confused about how to attach the red and black cord. I'm assuming its supposed to be the temp probe, but do we even need it?
Hi SunshineCountry, the red and black cord is for using the incubator on a battery. For instance if you lose power or are off grid it is able to run off a simple car battery or solar battery. if you have hydro you don't need it to run the incubator. Hope that answers your question.
My mom got one and told me nothing so now $100 worth of quail eggs are destroyed because the machine was set to 99.5 but decided to do 130 instead. Might as well just build one
I got one but it seems don't turn the eggs just wondering if turn on after one day or what
They eggs should turn as soon as you start the machine. Did you put a mark on an egg and test to see if it's moving? if it's not working. Contact the company you got it for an return it or get your money back. Egg turning is important and I find I run into problems if I manually turn them.
We're would I get the manual have u a link for it
Email us at ploughmansbackyard@gmail.com and I can send you a pdf
i can’t get my temp to stay set!! it always goes back up at 61.2
Hmmm, perhaps it's a defect? Did you just get it? I am sorry I haven't come across this issue yet. Maybe contact the company you purchased it from. 🤔
how can you set humidity ?
You just have to monitor it yourself and get a hygrometer
Is the battery essential?
Hi! Thanks for watching. What battery?
Does anyone know how what f3 is it goes up to 2.0 is it to do with humidity? Can see how to set the temperature but can’t figure out how to check humidity, or what the F3 2.0 means 🤷🏻♂️
Hi Jay, I don't have an f3 setting on my machine. Not sure if you might be referring to the p3? The p3 is the heating back difference setting that my manual recommends not to modify. I am sorry I can't help you with this one. That is interesting my f's only go up to 2. I hope you find the answer you are looking for. Perhaps contact the seller. Did you get a manual?
Mine worked fine the first 4 days then it started moving the eggs out of place and not keeping them in a row
That's strange. Mine is usually so full they don't have room to move lol is everything else working fine?
Hi. How do you manualy regulate the temperature? Or it's done automatically?
I this video, and one other video I show how I change the temperature using the buttons on the front display screen. If you are wondering what the temperatures are suppose to be throughout incubation, you will find that in the manual. If you don't have one I can email it to you.
@@PloughmansBackyardHola yo eh tenido dos encuvacines poco exitosas no puedo controlar la umedad y no tengo el manual me gustaria octenerlo
I woulnd spray on the Motor ;)
Yes thank you. On my second video I corrected that. Thanks. It did work and thankfully it didn't wreck the motor.
mine does not turn on its own is there some kind of setting it needs to be at
Omg I got this used and the instructions are poor. I watched this when you first posted but of course the info wasn’t applicable then,lol. Now I have a hen that has some egg left in the nest and she isn’t sitting as much as she should be. She is too obsessed with her babies.
@@bettinah.7429 😂 well I'm glad it's helpful now lol yes, sometimes a new momma it takes time for her to get the process right.
Got 10 days and I will know how good it is or not
I both an egg incubator on ebay and the alarm came on and no matter what i try i cant get it fix, i afraid my eggs might die
I have had another viewer have this same problem. Unfortunately I am not aware on how to fix it or what the problem might be. Have you contacted the company you purchased it from? The only suggestion I have is to wrap a large towel or blanket around it to try to keep the heat in. You do have the Styrofoam on it right? There could be a defect with the incubator itself. You have tried to push the minus button on the top of the machine? I am sorry I am not more help to you.
How do you set the days
This particular one does not have that option🫤
Ok what did you mark your eggs with did you use a sharpie
I did use a sharpie only because a pencil will fade with the humidity in the incubator.
Helo i haven't been able to set the egg turning feature
So 36.5 is only 97.7 degrees. The incubator says it’s 38.0 which is 100.5 degrees. That’s a 3 degree difference that’s a massive difference..
Should be 37.5 in celcius wich is 95.5f or 100f staying between these 2 temperatures are ok
Sent fb message asking for pdf copy of instructions since email didn't work. 😕
Got it! And sent ☺️
@@PloughmansBackyard me too. I sent You a Message in facebook Messenger for instruction. Please
The styrofoam box makes no difference, ued mine with and without, both the same.
it was still winter here at the time and our place tends to be on the colder side. The styrofoam helped keep the heat in. However, our second batch we didn't need it as it was closer to warmer spring/summer.
Madam please sent me incubater manual pdf file??
You will find it here under digital downloads 👉🏻
ploughmansbackyard.com/en-cad/
How much water should I add it into the incubator? The instructions book are rubbish
Check out our new start to finish of this video th-cam.com/video/nqeb6GXDZj4/w-d-xo.html
So at the beginning I put 20-40 mls in about every 3 days or so. Add more as the days go, around day 16-17 I start adding the full 100ml once a day to twice a day, day 19 I add 100ml a few times a day to keep humidity up.
How often do you add water
Good question. So during the incubation period maybe once every 2-3 days. I kept the water level just under the little whole off the side. As for the lockdown phase of incubation I added water a few times a day to keep the humidity level really high. During the first portion of incubation as a rule of thumb the heat is more important that having accurate water in the incubator, the last portion, lockdown portion, it is more important to have the humidity level high, having plenty of water, than the heat. I hope this helps. 🙂
The ! Light flash and bip and i can’t do set up ! What happens !
I have orderd one of these to try and uatch my own eggs and I cant even get started. The fan is on but the display says 001 and flashes/beeps every 7 seconds
Strange. Have you tried to change some settings? You can reset to factory settings. Have you tried that? Press "+" and "-" at the same time. Wait for 5 seconds, holding buttons down until you hear a beep and screen reads "888" and this indicates it's been restored back to factory settings. Let me know if this helps.
@@PloughmansBackyard yes I've pressed all buttons, held for 5 sec, turned it off and back on again, you name it.
@@kierenannlynch wow, I don't know what to say. Have you contacted where you purchased it from? See if maybe they can replace it? I haven't had that happen to us before. If you figure it out let me know what it was. I hope it gets resolved...
Can you send me the instructions you reference in the video?
You can find the manual here👇
ploughmansbackyard.com
Saludos!
Me gustaría saber, si puedo tener la incubadora conectada simultáneamente, a la batería y a la conexión de la pared. Para cuando se corte el suplido de la pared, automáticamente encienda con la batería . Gracias!
Me suena que te sale mejor conectarla a un UPS de computadora. Si se va la corriente, tiene batería de respaldo. Y si sabes cómo hacerlo, puede cambiar la batería interna por otra mejor.
I have the automatic version of the incubator where I can select modes for different animals is it any different then this?
Oh neat. No we don't have any modes for different birds. Just different times for incubating and different temperatures. Would you like a copy of this manual? I don't know if it will help, but worth a shot.
@@PloughmansBackyard sure, and also how do I change the humidity of the incubator?
@@relish5781 so ours doesn't have a humidity setting. To up the humidity we add warm water. To lower it I open the vent or use a humidity pack. I cover that in the videos. email me at ploughmansbackyard@gmail.com for the manual.
is the factory set fir turning enough or wr need to chabge it? i already try this twixe and both unsuccessful. the egg is unhatch. by the way its chicken egg
Hi Edward. That is the factory setting for the egg turning. I just left it and it worked out fine for us. I just put in another batch of eggs yesterday hoping to have another successful hatch. I'm sorry to hear you haven't had much luck with yours. I raised my temperature to 38.3, I kept the temp higher than the booklet, not by a lot though. Also I wrapped a bath towel around the incubator and the top aswell just to keep the heat up, but I left the air hole at he too and the water holes on the side open from the towel. I also didn't open the top for the first 5 days. I have heard of this machine going up to 26 days with hatching starting on the 26th day. We didn't have that, ours hatch on day 21 and 22. Was there any life when you candled them?
@@PloughmansBackyard thank you maybe irs the egg thar had a problem. i will try abother batch.
@@ehdzteevee9013 your welcome. I wish you luck on your next try. I hope it works out for you.
How I can have your pdf manual in English please?
Email us at ploughmansbackyard@gmail.com
Hai can you share table for duck??
Hi, sorry it took so long. Duck eggs temperatures are:
day 1 38.3 humidity 60% (start turning eggs)
Day 2-3 38.0 -60%
Day 4-20 37.8 -55%
Day 21-25 37.6 -65%
Day 26 and later 37.3 - 70% (stop turning eggs)
I just had mine come in today, I went to plug it in and nothing, won't beep, no display absolutely nothing. Did I just get a faulty unit or is there some way to turn it on?
Usually it turns on automatically when you plug it in.
Why dose it beep?
When we first did this video, we were still learning about it haha. If you experience the beeping alarm, just push the - button
What button?
Oh and I have 17 eggs I’m putting in it so😅
@@pastorronnyhooks9615 the minus "-" Button
@@pastorronnyhooks9615 ok, nice. Well if they fit snd are able to turn, why not 😊
Use a wet therm.
Thanks, Great tip!
Can someone send me the instructions for this in pdf format?
Hello, yes I believe I emailed you on Wednesday a pdf copy.
I need help !!! I bought this incubator used and did not receive a manual .... now at day 13 the alarm keeps going off every minute ... I have tried everything!!!
I have a PDF I can send you of the manual. I have done that for a few other viewers. Do you have your styrofoam around the incubator? If you do put a bath towel around the incubator and part of her top but leave some area around the water holes and the air vent. It does help to keep the heat in.
If everything is check and good. You've checked the lid to make sure it is on and I gap. Then you can click the "reduce key (-) " to cancel the alarm.
Also it's almost day 14 you could be ok to lower the temperature a little if you need to. As low as 37.7.
@@PloughmansBackyard that would help so much 😁
That would help so much
How do you see the progress once hatching starts? Is it safe to cut a "window" in the Styrofoam?
Also, this is my daughter's account 😅
I show in this video how I've cut a window to monitor. But you can remove the styrofoam during hatching if your place is warm, I wouldn't just cause not all mine hatch at the same time. But I've seen people do it. I have a hatching video where I did remove it for the videos sake and they hatched fine.
th-cam.com/video/nqeb6GXDZj4/w-d-xo.html
Here is the video I did live of the hatch with the styrofoam removed.
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Hii ! i'm sorry i'm French and i don't understand, can you explain in French please or translate?
I really hate the TH-cam commercials! They are LOUD & HIGHLY INTRUSIVE
HI i have a quesion what does hanging eggs mean in the graph
I'm sorry I'm not sure I understand your question.
hello, can you send me a copy of the manual in PDF please?
Sure! Email me at ploughmansbackyard@gmail.com and I can send you a copy 😉
Do I have to change the settings for the turning to go automatically or do I have to press a button for it to turn every time?
Hi, no it should be automatically factory set for the turning cycle. You can check it though through the settings if you are unsure. All should come pre-set though.
Hi I have this incubator, my roller isn't turning do you know how to get it moving, I've tried the settings and nothing seems to work, I am manual turning them ATM just worried when I'm not here
Thanks Sam x
Hi Sam, I haven't experienced the rolls not working. They are very slow. It is really hard to tell if they are rolling on the best of days. Is there by chance they might be rolling unnoticed? I can tell because I put an X on one of my eggs, and see if it has moved. Usually if I check a couple times a day the X has been moving and is not always in the same location. Is your rolling light setting light come on at all? It is the middle light on the top of the incubator. Maybe contact the seller where you purchased if if you have tried everything else. Sorry I'm not much help with that.
My temp wont go up
I have heard that a lot. What are you setting your temp to? I have mine on a second hatch now and have set mine for 38.5. I also put a towel or blanket around the incubator to keep the heat in. And the styrofoam is a must. What is your temperature reading? Also did you "preheat" the incubator? The instructions say to have it running 24 hours before you put the eggs inside. I hope you can get it working.
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Thanks for watching!
Are you sure pointing part goes down?
Hi Baris, yes when you are storing them prior to incubating we store them, pointy Ed facing down. We collected for a few days and rotated them periodically. When they are in the incubator they are laying on their side.
How to turn off that beep noise?
Press the minus button
@@PloughmansBackyard thank you:)
@@melanie312001 your welcome
Can you tell me what the manual thing is for pigeons because mine didnt come with that
Hi, I have a PDF copy of the manual I can send you. Email us at ploughmansbackyard@gmail.com
We have the pigeon instruction on the PDF manual.
So do i have to put fertalized eggs on the roller and start it or just put them in without the roller and wait for them to hatch with the required heT and humidity
@@AuraFxs Put them on the rollers. The eggs need to be turned regularly during incubation.
@@PloughmansBackyard ohh alright thank you!!!
how many quail eggs will it hatch?
We haven't tried to incubate quail eggs but I think you could comfortably put approximately 32 quail eggs in the incubator. If you find it is overcrowding though, put less.
Where can we get a instructions booklet in English please?
Hi Louise, email us at ploughmansbackyard@gmail.com and we can send you a pdf copy in English
@@PloughmansBackyard thank you very much ✌️
@@arachnidqueen7573 your welcome 🙂
I put about 1 bottle -2 max of water in the incubator. (The bottle the incubator came with)
@@PloughmansBackyard hola me podria enviar pdf del manual por favor
How fun to hatch them yourself
Yes it was super fun. They grow so fast, I am amazed!
I’m putting 17 eggs….one extra lol
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