Cheap Chinese egg incubator review
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- Review about a cheap Chinese egg incubator I purchased after my American made Hovabator broke. More specs and specific info can be found on our blog www.selfsufficientme.com/blog/...
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Thanks for joining up mate :) Looking forward to chatting with you there and answering any questions you may have, cheers Mark
Hi Tinashe, nice to hear from you. I picked mine up off eBay just do a search for 48 egg incubator and look for the similar type - it has no brand name. Cheers
Hi Scott it's great to see you on our forum over at Self Sufficient Culture and I'm glad we got the temp sorted. Cheers mate :)
Yes it's still going strong. Calibrating incubator temps isn't unusual even for more expensive ones but I do get your point - I don't know why they can't be accurate?
Thanks for your very informative video’s.Im just starting out incubating quail and also I love gardening/veggies..please keep making them,there Great 👍❤️
Great video Mark, thanks for taking the time to do.
I've written a more comprehensive article about it on my blog Self Sufficient Me which would be worth reading before buying this incubator (even if I do say so myself); but essentially, I paid $159 AU (postage included) from eBay. I believe they're even cheaper now from some sellers. Cheers :)
Daniel, I may do a step by step vid on set-up in the future some time but we're actually talking about this incubator on our forum at the moment if you'd like to pop over I'm happy to go through it with you no problem at all! I can't link here but just Google "Self Sufficient Culture" then find the "incubator" thread. See you there :)
Thanks mate :)
Hi Mark, Great video. Very informative and give us a chance to see a different incubator than the ones we see in the U.S. over, and over, and over again. Oh yeah, and over again, lol. Great job. Continued success mate. I always wanted to say mate, lol.
Thanks for this, I am considering my first incubator and this was super helpful. new subscriber.
Thanks for your video. I bought one and have had temp problems as well. The book wasn't helpful and had no response from the people I bought it from. Watching your video has helped. Thank you
@ Tinashe Gundidza , have you received the incubator yet? how much did it cost you finally
Any idea on how to reset the day indicator back to zero? Mine will not go back to zero even if I hit the little reset switch next to it. Unplug it and it still stays on the last day.
I know that I'm late to the game, but hopefully someone can give me some feedback on this type of automatic egg turner. For decades we've hand turned our eggs... It's a chore, but never too much of a chore. This year we decided to expand our incubation to several batches, and bought a very similar incubator as the one reviewed here. The egg turner doesn't turn the eggs... It just tilts them slightly. Many times it stops with the trays flat, meaning it rotates a bit, then goes the other way, and stops flat. Is this normal? Do the eggs only need a slight tilt one way or the other? Thanks kindly.
How high does the temperature get? Looking to buy something like this to incubate some petri dishes
Thanks Mark.
You are very helpful. I bought one of this type for my brother inlaw.
Hi Hemed, thank you for for your comment and I hope your brother inlaw enjoys his new incubator! Cheers :)
I have the newest one and it didn’t work very well I could not get the humidity under control
Is this incubator temperature not working? or the egg turner not working? See some review down there said that.
My humidity reads 65 but keeps beeping and flashing and beeping every so often water is allways full temp is 36.8 but every half hour or so it flashes and beeps until I hit the set button ?? Is something wrong with the humidity reader?
does this work with reptile eggs?
Thanks for this video, especially for your comment/update from August 2014. At the end of the video: In Germany we don´t like to breed poultry in crosswire cages.
where did u get the incubator from and how much? if i get a mini incubator from china will that work?
awesome and informative. thanks!
hi i was wondering how did you get your temperature to 40 degrees
Hello Mark, having a moisture problem in this kind of Hatcheries and humidity have 40% to 45% How can I lift?
hello mark, do you know how to keep the incubator humidity stable at 40%-45%? If you do then please could you help me out. Thanks
I learned by ordering another incubator that if ever this type of incubator is not reading the temperature correctly, counting the days correctly, or the egg turner is not working, you can fix that by holding down the positive and negative signs for six seconds. This is a master reboot which will cause the incubator to work for you again and reset the computer operating system within it.
This didn't appear to do anything and mine still won't go over 30C even though I have it set to 39C. Reset button for days worked fine.
Hi ""Self"" , any recommendations for an incubator please?
Hello good afternoon I m having trouble about temperature is going high .what should I do .Thank.you Abu
Would love to know how to just do a factory reset on the unit?
Cheap as chips mate, we got 2 of these and the little plastic bit that connects the motor to the egg tray crapped out on one of them, also the electrical inlet on one of them broke but we managed to do a fix.
We only had 4 hatches from these until we went and got an R-COM King suro 20.
is this still working? seems like a negative that you had to calibrate the unit and still not be able to set it to exact temp you want but to 40.5
i also just got this could you do a sep by sep for us on how to set up
Looks like a great incubator. I'm lazy and prefer to use a broody hen but I guess with quail that can be difficult.
What is hatching rate in result?
great review, am going to buy this same model. thank you.
Ok thank you! :)
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I've got the newer model (clear sides) in 96 egg configuration.Sits perfectly at about 99.5/37.5 and the humidity sits at 65%
I only paid about £52 for a new one so maybe $85 US
IT WORKS BRILLIANTLY HATCH RATE 75-90%
That's great hear! Maybe the newer models are improved (of course, they should be always striving to improve products). The thing I like is the PRICE because the consumer shouldn't have to pay hundreds for a reliable incubator. Thanks for letting us know your experience with the latest model. Cheers :)
Self Sufficient Me hi buddy thank you for your comment.
I suspect these mainly yellow Chinese incubators are made by a small group of company using shared components in what is after all a fairly simple piece of apparatus.
With feedback and returns they will have been upgrading thermos and motors I would imagine from the first lot that burst onto the scene.
For completeness I'll upload a picture of the one I use as I've noticed a few of the older Ines being resold on eBay etc as it will help your readers to decide how far down the 'evolutionary' chain the machine they are contemplating purchasing falls.
I'll post a couple of Photobucket links shortly.
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Muse Muse hi
It's quite easy but to get the humidity high enough on the last two days you'll need to put a damp sponge into the incubator.
I've just hatched silver laced Wyandotte in mine and about to incubate cerami
detecting scotland nice...
I just about to buy one from ebay with 8 eggs one similar to the one you have here. When did you take the egg turner out before they hatch please? Not sure I need to do that too. Thanks
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Nice video. How long did this incubator last you before parts started going bad?
+vijay Bhagwat Thanks, from memory it lasted about two years... I think I may have made it work harder than it should by not placing it in a box and giving it some extra insulation this would extend its motor life I expect. Cheers :)
Do u sill have to turn your eggs in that
I've got one just the same. But when I set mine to 37.5 it's not quite correct temperature inside as you have just explained. I find mine needs to be set up at 38.3. Then inside is 37.5 inside. Or very very close. But I've had a good hatch rate. Thanks for sharing your video 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🐣🐔
Good video Mark
I purchased this incubator in April and had temp problems from he get go so I put the Styrofoam it came in around the unit and made a hole to the one on the side of the unit... I had 2 successful hatches from it and now mine no longer heats. I contacted the seller on Ebay and they are making good on the 2 year warranty and sending me a replacement heater! We shall see where this goes!
Kimberly Lepak Good one Kimberly! Yes, I definitely recommend placing the incubator into a box to give extra insulation so the motor doesn't burn out. Best of luck with your new replacement! Cheers :)
I see that you have taken out the egg turner I am going to buy this model and start hatching out my girls eggs, when do you take the turner out so they can hatch?
***** Thanks so much I am so excited but nervous too! =)
18 days
Hey, How much water did you put in the base? I filled them up and had a humidty of 90% then emptied them out and iit still reads 90 %. The manual is really bad!
Rick
+Rick Tantlinger You may need to buy a separate hygrometer to measure the humidity accurately if the unit is working properly usually just fill a few chambers to regulate the humidity and then during hatching use more chambers to bump the humidity up into the 60/70 % range. I have a manual on our forum (link in the description) it might be easier to understand than the generic one you got with yours if that's the manual you were referring to...
out of all the videos about incubators in youtube, not one for finch birds, I need more info to see if this incubator can be used for small finch eggs as small as 8mm x 12mm.
You might need to order a special egg turner tray for that size - I'm sure they are on the market. Best of luck! :)
hello to you ///
i see that you put the tempture on 40.5
i have like your incubator but the humidity wont gget more than 44!
should i raise the tempture?
***** the funny thing that i felled all the tunnels! and that wont help
what do u think should i do
thanks for getting back to me will have a look on google like you said and agin thank you
How do you calibrate the heat on it? My temperature keeps rising and it doesn't shut off. I think my calibrations off
The heater element or chip is most likely faulty - it is common with these incubators, unfortunately...
How muck does the incubator machine cost?
I'm having problems getting it to temperature. Any ideas? Mine is the double decker.
Yes it's a common problem with these units unfortunately... Maybe check the max temp setting limit and adjust that so the actual temp setting can be increased and see if that helps.
Can someone tell me what's the right temperature for incubation end of Dominican republic thank you guys you're awesome
thanks
im in tasmania australia what my right tem ment to be
I had no problem hearing you with the music. A+ video.
Ok, thank you for the feedback Robert :)
How much did it cost ? Thank you.
Wife bought me one online and imported some expensive fertile eggs to go with it. Sadly it cooked the lot.
Subsequently the plastic fell apart in places not long after. You definitely get what you pay for.
HI Mark, I am working with one of these right now but have no manual, would you be able to help please? Thank you, cheers, Mariette
***** Hi Mark, thank you. did sign up and couldn't figure out how to post in the thread so created a new post. Cheers :-)
I couldn’t reset the humidity level with this Chinese one. It s between 73 and 75 that is terrible.
OK, thanks.. here is another dumb question. I had it set to 100 degrees F and it stayed that way for 5 days. then I added 48 eggs. It is now at 97 and I cannot raise the temp to 100. So How do I reset the Temp? I treid using the set button, and the + button and nothing is happening! Any suggestions? on how to reset the temp and get it to go up?
Thanks
Rick
+Rick Tantlinger There's an upper limit max temp setting this needs to be adjusted before you can go past it with the general + button. Cheers :)
I have a JN8-48 and have a couple of successful broods last year. However turning it on this year I can't get the temp over 34C. It reads 38C but I have an independent thermometer in there. How can I raise the temp?
......I Mark..I am struggling to adjust the higher temp setting above ***** 39.5C. Any suggestions? Cheers Marcus.
Does anyone know how to put the 96 egg version together? The gray paper is not much help. I need this together ASAP. Thanks
+nuzzymom1 No sorry can't help with that but I hope you got it going ok. Cheers :)
So what was the hatch rate
hi good day! i recently bought my own 48 egg incubator and at first it worked perfectly and then the temperature refused to stay the correct amount which is 37.5. it is currently 33.3..... what can i do to increase temp? i have placed a few blankets over it but it does not increase.... if it helps.. the humidity is 70.
Sarojanie R.Babwah Yeah I did the same thing when mine was failing and basically wrapped the incubator in a doona to try and keep the temp stable. Unfortunately, in the end I had to dump mine and cut my losses - I suppose I got a good couple of years out of it for the money but I would have liked it to last longer... Believe it or not, I've just purchased another cheap Chinese incubator (different brand) to replace this one because I weighed up the options and preferred to spend $85 rather than $750 for the top brands similar size - a glutton for punishment I am LOL... we'll see. I'm sorry your incubator is losing temp I hope you found a solution. Cheers
@@Selfsufficientme if you had put a thermometer inside the incubator and compared the two temperatures you can calibrate the incubator to suit the thermometer I did it to mine it works perfectly and I have the 112 egg incubator you need that second thermometer just to make sure it stays true but you can calibrate them
How much did you pay for it ? And were from ? Looks really good !
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yours did good lasting two years-mine quit heating on day 15 of my first batch-total junk--and dead quail
+emerald rose gysbers These no name brands of incubators do seem to be hit and miss I hope you asked for a refund...
hmm maybe but i wonder what would happen when it reaches at day 100. i wonder if it will go back to day 1. but thank you for trying to help me. :)
That's a bargain! Good luck with it.
sory what the value for hu and hd
hi mark i gat one im having problems with the humidity going down it keep' on 73 i can't bring it down can you tell me what im duing rong ???
***** hi mark im on my 13th day of incubasin.i open the incubator for 5 sec to replace the Thermometer and it smell like dead fish or rotten egg is this okey
***** its okey of a take the egg of the incubator
***** hi mark how are you doing. will thanks for your help with this egg incubator... i'm in my 20th day and one of my chick has hatch already i'm rely nervous and i don't know what temp the incubator has to be for the chick to survive and if tomorrow i should move hem to the brooder can you help me pleace
Did all of your eggs hatch?
+Chelsie Anderson I typically get between 60 - 85% hatch rate success - in that particular example the hatch rate was quite high but not all them made it no. Cheers :)
I would suggest buying a thermometer and putting it inside then calibrate the machine I had to do it to mine it was about 3 degrees out and that can make all the difference in the world I would look at how high you have your temperature it should be 37.9
I want to buy the 96 egg model of this but haven't had much luck finding one. any suggestions for USA?
***** Thank you!
question it says to have the humiditity at 55% first 18days then to boost to 60-65% would you say this is right or would you do it 65% first 18 going to 75% last 3?
They're guidelines, personally i've been told many different things but the most common one is 45% 1st 18 and 65 the last 3, all incubators are different though try to find what works for yours.
I know this comment it from 6 years ago. But I have one very very similar to this one, no name from china. The humidity level won't go below 65 and these eggs are only on day 6. They seem to be growing fine, but I don't know if this okay😩😩
my dad gave me an incubator similar to this one. Go look at my new babies, trust me I pour over your videos in doing this, lol My quail were much easier then the chicken eggs. I ran into problems with the chicken eggs, born very wet with the umbilical cord still attached along with half the shell. I just let it drag it around until it fell off. The quail hatched clean and straight up like they suppose to.
+Ozark Mountain Girl Ok will do - I'll check it out! Cheers :)
Hi Do you know what Hu and hd stand for ?
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Thanks Mark :)
You mentioned place gal steel in the bottom my concern is that metal tend to hold heat which could lead to problem with temperature control
Do you think so... wouldn't the thermostat regulate the temp regardless? You want incubators to maintain heat rather than lose it - I don't really think a light galvanised mesh in the base of the incubator would make much difference overall. Good comment though - thanks! :)
I just bought one and the one on board has proved 100% reliable , My concern is steel can get hot, Plastic does not radiate heat like metal the reason I'm saying it I'm an engineer by trade and knows what happens id steel temperature rise it requires energy to cool it the thermostat does not have the ability to cool only regulate I've hatch a dozen chook eggs pus a dozen duck eggs so far and I find it needs no modifications does yours have a humidifier? mine ha a small hole in the side to put water into it without removing the lid the temperature & humidity is constant . I was amazed at its simplicity I only open once at 7 days both times to candle and got an 80% strike on both lots of eggs which was far better than I had expected. with the metal you could exceed the 37 degrees which is what concerns me, think of it tis way as a metal camp side mug they hold heat and can take time to cool the heat never disperses quickly, but it up to you
I don't have a humidifier, no... Some of the more expensive incubators do and I suppose I would use it if I had it but I've been hatching out eggs for years without a dedicated humidifier by just using the water channels within. In regards to the galvanised flooring modification, I do get get your point of metals heating up, just be careful of this plastic floor becoming slippery during hatching as it does and this poor footing during the first few hours after hatching can cause splayed legs to occur in chicks. Cheers ;)
I found that is so much better I've used one without now I'm sold on the one I've got it looks simular to yours with a tiny hole in the side near the bottom to put water in through with a little bottle, I'm currently doing a dozen duck eggs for a friend
i am hatching out peafowl eggs ... I am SOOOOOOO sick of this ALARM on this incubator! No matter what I do, it will not stop going off! Is there a way to DISABLE the alarm?
Could you find the speaker wire and disconnect the wire to it?
Can I buy eggs from the market and put then in the incubator or do I need fresh eggs
Haneen Hamid Hi, you'll need fertilised eggs preferably no older than two weeks and optimally under 10 days to have the best chance of a successful hatching. Thanks for your question, cheers :)
I bought two Of these incubator And take them to Jamaica the first hatched was a mess because I put too Much water which cause the humidity to be sky high but I tried again with only a little drop of water and now it's the best hatch I have ever got only one problem I have now is that one of the fan stop working
+Michael Titus It's good to hear you're having some success - maybe you can get a replacement for the fan locally they wouldn't cost too much and are only a simple PC fan? Cheers :)
Yes sir I don't think its the fan itself but its whatsoever the fan is connected to is the problem it chips in some time then other time it gone
how can u reset it back to factory settings? I have tried everything. I am in desperate need of help
Sorry for not getting back to you in good time. The manual I have doesn't refer to resetting back to factory standard so I don't know unfortunately... I hope you found a way to fit it.
how the reset button down until it changes
Thank you
I`ve watched mine in the beginning and it worked fine and then let it be for x numbers of days.. Now the turner wont stay "tipped". The turner goes a half turn, not a quarter if you now how I mean? Do you have any tips how I should do?
Åsa Engkvist Are the eggs evenly spaced? Is it moving fully from one side back to the other? If the turner is not properly oscillating the eggs then it might be best to manually turn the eggs by hand for this batch until the turner can be fixed or the problem found etc.
Self Sufficient Me Thank you for answering! :) We solved it. The engine had stopped in wrong position so we had to cut the electricity to the engine in the right position so it will start from there. Hope you understand my description :P
And if others have this problem maybe this is what they´ll have to do?
Now (from today) there is 30 eggs from my quails and I hope this time it will work better. Last hatch with "this problem" it only become 2 chicks out of 18 and one was to weak so it died :(
Great video BTW ;) Hope some day I will be self sufficient too!
That's GREAT - I'm glad you worked it out and it's nice to hear a happy story! Good luck with this next hatch hopefully you'll get a high percentage hatch rate. Thanks for letting me know about the fix, cheers :)
Hi Mark,
I'm Tinashe from Harare, Zimbabwe and am looking to buy an incubator. After seing your video on TH-cam, I wish to double check the name of the manufacturer of your unit, or better still their website. I was impressed with your review and would like to try it as well.
Good.
Hi can you please send me a message about this? I have just brought one and have no idea how to set it up x
How do u restart the days countdown
If the green reset button next to the countdown doesn't work then you can try holding down the + and - keys at the same time for 5 seconds...
Need to put down paper towels so the chicks don’t get splayed leg. They often can’t grip floor on plastic.
Duck and chicken egg capacity for hatching in this machine
Yes
The Canadian price was around 130 dollars if you include shipping. Is it really worth the money?
+Emma Porter That's for you to decide Emma but I strongly recommend using extra insulation around this incubator (if you do get it) to help the motor last longer. Personally, I won't be getting another one as there are other cheap incubators on the market, which probably are better designed to be frank. Cheers :)
Thanks! :D
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what is price of 48 egg incubator
+mokal tejas They sell for between 60 - 150 US depending on where you buy it. Mine cost about 140 AU from memory. Here it is on eBay bit.ly/1TmtqlB
Yes can anyone tell me how to reset my incubator to factory defaults as the book I got with it don't show much @ all Thanks to anyone that can
Gregory Salmon Unfortunately the manual I have doesn't show how to reset either (I thought it did but it doesn't)... I have a pdf of the manual on our forum (link in the description above) in this there are references to the default settings perhaps you could manually adjust them all back? It's not optimal but better than nothing.
My humidity won’t shut off it’s full of water
how do i reset my day counter to day 0?
***** i did that but it didnt work.....
***** yes i did and it went back to the same day which is day 25 now.
Sarojanie R.Babwah Try holding the reset button down til it changes, that's what I had to do and it worked
If you put 10 eggs, how much percent will become a chick and how much percent wont?
40 degree is the temperature that cooks the eggs.
40.5 he is defiantly cooking something
bonjour
je viens d acheter comme votre machine mais je ne sais pas comment elle fonctionne
+Kitty Kitty Bonjour, Je suis un manuel sur notre forum sur la façon de mettre cet incubateur , mais il est en anglais ce que vous rencontrez des torouble avec? Voici le lien vers le manuel ... www.selfsufficientculture.com/threads/incubator-chinese-no-name-jn-48-manual.502/
+Self Sufficient Me merci pour votre reponse Monsieur,mais malheuresement je ne maitrise pas la langue anglaise
Merci c'est tres gentille,s'il vous plait j'ai une question: pour l'oeuf du poulet il a besoin de 37,5 ° pour les 18 jours,et l'orsequ'il reste que 3 jours ou 4 combien je dois mettre la tempèrature de la machine?
Kitty Kitty Vous êtes les bienvenus. Garder la même température tout le chemin à travers que c'est le moyen le plus facile. Cheers :)
Merci beaucoup
how much water did you use
it says 1/2 cup is this right
It works off surface area not "how much" water. Use the inner runs first to keep a steady humidity and when hatching fill all the rail segments and the humidity will increase. :)
It was reading 94% humidity after I added about 1/4" water to each of the reservoirs. So I used a turkey baster and took some out. It was still registering about 85% so I took out more. Now there's hardly any water at all and it says 79%. Unfortunately I had already added my eggs. I will have to check early in the morning to see if it has completely dried up. I think that the plastic to plastic is too tight a seal. It needs more ventilation. But if I leave it open, it beeps. So obnoxious. I think that a styrofoam model is better. I have hatched both quail and chickens with a hovabator, but nothing with these plastic things. Maybe it would be better to use the lid with the heater and the fan over a styrofoam base, like the packing that it came with. Or better yet, buy a better incubator.
does this incubator work for parrot eggs???
thank u
My question is; Are you going to hatch 48 parrots? Why not get something a little more accurate than this?
Dieseluk2k i was just asking and do u know where i can find a good incubator online???
Noor motala Try P&T poultry online, There are other good places but we bought our most recent one from there.
thanks
Hey Mark, wish i'd come across this video a few weeks ago. I set temp on same incubator as your to 37.5, and out of 17 eggs, 2 hatched and one was helped out with another pipped. all ended up too weak to servive. Tested unit with a glass mercury thermometer and found the temp to be way too low 33 - 33.5. Ive got 12 more turkey eggs and will try again raising temp of machine to 40 as well which really is on 37.5. Very sad and disappointed. I'll check out your link. Thanks
Its callee JN8-48