Newbie here... Someone said little feet get caught on the screen (eggs placed there for hatching?) - could a hatch pad be placed inside, on the screen?
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When you remove the egg turner on day 18 put a small towel on the screen. The chick's feet won't be able to go through the towel but humidity will.
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I am a bit of a Newbie too. I will ask my friend who has been helping me and answer again if he says different. I am not familiar with a hatch pad but there is not much room between the screen and the egg turner. You can remove the turner and just turn by hand to make more room. Also I don't know if the hatch pad is porous or if it would block or interfere with the humidity from below. None of my chicks got caught in the screen. A few got stuck on their backs in the egg turners. My biggest concern is that the heater coil on the lid can create a nasty burn. My friend burned his hand on it. Not much feathers on the little chicks just hatched and all wet! It never turned out to be a problem tho.
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I'm not familiar with a hatch pad but there seems to be enough height clearance inside for up to 1in if one desired to insert something. I had no troubles hatching chicken and duck eggs using the model 4200 pro regarding the screen. My primary concern was there little feet being caught in the automated egg turning tray. I just removed the hatchlings once they were fully hatched... hope this helps Newbie.
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I am a bit of a Newbie too. I will ask my friend who has been helping me and answer again if he says different. I am not familiar with a hatch pad but there is not much room between the screen and the egg turner. You can remove the turner and just turn by hand to make more room. Also I don't know if the hatch pad is porous or if it would block or interfere with the humidity from below. None of my chicks got caught in the screen. A few got stuck on their backs in the egg turners. My biggest concern is that the heater coil on the lid can create a nasty burn. My friend burned his hand on it. Not much feathers on the little chicks just hatched and all wet! It never turned out to be a problem tho. I am a bit of a Newbie too. I will ask my friend who has been helping me and answer again if he says different. I am not familiar with a hatch pad but there is not much room between the screen and the egg turner. You can remove the turner and just turn by hand to make more room. Also I don't know if the hatch pad is porous or if it would block or interfere with the humidity from below. None of my chicks got caught in the screen. A few got stuck on their backs in the egg turners. My biggest concern is that the heater coil on the lid can create a nasty burn. My friend burned his hand on it.... » Read More I am a bit of a Newbie too. I will ask my friend who has been helping me and answer again if he says different. I am not familiar with a hatch pad but there is not much room between the screen and the egg turner. You can remove the turner and just turn by hand to make more room. Also I don't know if the hatch pad is porous or if it would block or interfere with the humidity from below. None of my chicks got caught in the screen. A few got stuck on their backs in the egg turners. My biggest concern is that the heater coil on the lid can create a nasty burn. My friend burned his hand on it. Not much feathers on the little chicks just hatched and all wet! It never turned out to be a problem tho. « Show Less
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I didn't have problem with the screen. I completed two quail hatch with no problem. I heard of the pad but I couldn't say it work. I hope this help.
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I live in Texas, I hatched mine in the house. Th trouble I had, we could not find food they could eat. Every thing was too large. I hatched many many, could find o food in the wild or in the pet stores. Better have insects on your plants or they will eat each other. No poison on plants.
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I do, based on what other friends who also use the Brinsea Mini Advance suggested. The paper towel gives better traction to the hatching chicks by giving them traction. You can risk a chick getting Splayed feet if they can't get good traction. What I do is stack 3 or 4 paper towels, use the auto-egg turner base and trace around it, both the outside circle and the inside (water resevoir) circle. Then cut the circles out. They then are easy to slip onto the Brinsea floor. Also, the paper towel makes it easy to remove the cracked egg shells and you can replace the towel in just a second or two. Best of luck! I love my Brinsea Mini Advance! I do, based on what other friends who also use the Brinsea Mini Advance suggested. The paper towel gives better traction to the hatching chicks by giving them traction. You can risk a chick getting Splayed feet if they can't get good traction. What I do is stack 3 or 4 paper towels, use the auto-egg turner base and trace around it, both the outside circle and the inside (water resevoir) circle. Then cut the circles out. They then are easy to slip onto the Brinsea floor. Also, the paper towel makes it easy to remove the cracked egg shells and you can replace the towel in just a second or... » Read More I do, based on what other friends who also use the Brinsea Mini Advance suggested. The paper towel gives better traction to the hatching chicks by giving them traction. You can risk a chick getting Splayed feet if they can't get good traction. What I do is stack 3 or 4 paper towels, use the auto-egg turner base and trace around it, both the outside circle and the inside (water resevoir) circle. Then cut the circles out. They then are easy to slip onto the Brinsea floor. Also, the paper towel makes it easy to remove the cracked egg shells and you can replace the towel in just a second or two. Best of luck! I love my Brinsea Mini Advance! « Show Less
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Am I putting too much water in if its leaking out the bottom? My eggs are hatching but I have to keep a towel underneath the unit. Help???
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Of course the roof is waterproof until a stick or something pokes a hole in it. Then there are patches you can use. I never had any problems with bugs getting into the screen room other than those I let in when I opened the door.....
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I made a paper towel cut out that looked just like the plate in the Brinsea, with the egg slots cut out and all, and used it from day one....you don't want to be opening up the incubator unless you absolutely have to ~
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The design of this tent requires the use of an upward opening hatch like those typically found on SUVs. You could probably design a hatch of some sort to make this work on the side of a teardrop (or use it on the rear hatch), but it would not be worth the effort for your purposes - this tent is not designed to go to the ground, which would make it impractical as a changing room.
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Do not completely remove the top.lift it just enough to get your hand in. You could minimize the gap even more by using a stick to roll the eggs. The actual temperature of the egg will not change as quick as the air around it. Turn them as quickly as possible to minimize the amount of time the cover is raised. When turning them watch the temperature , if you notice a big change close the lid and let the temperature come back up. The automatic egg turner makes the process much easier but you can have successfully hatches without one.
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What I did with my last pack n play (5 years ago), was cut a small slit in the mesh by the fabric and threaded the Angelcare wires through the hole to keep it away from baby's reach. This works best if you're trying to use the pack n play as a crib. I also placed a hard surface below the mattress of the pack n play to keep the monitor steady. Didn't have any sensitivity issues with the monitor. It worked just fine. Just an idea.
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Screen is exposed. I like mine that way. I want full access to the screen. It does help absorb stock if dropped, though.
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Do wait until it is safe to released the babies outside as soon as they hatch. I used the included bag and placed it in a light window. They did not hatch until I placed the bag outside in the sun. I used just one egg and probably had around a hundred babies! They are very small! I never saw them again after I released in my garden, but they were alive and active at that point. Great project for little ones. Maybe each child could take 2 or 3 home to release in a small cup with a lid.
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There is a tray at the bottom that slides out. It's not obvious in this picture because it is on the other side. Plus the top and the egg box tops open up.
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You can use it to hatch, just take it off the turner cradle. If you haven't already purchased this item, be aware that evidently the United States warranty is only 6 months, no matter what they tell you at time of purchase. My incubator lasted almost a year before having problems, so I don't know if they would back even the 6 months, what I do know is that you can't get parts for it to fix. This is a disposable incubator, when it works its great, when the sensor fails,( for me after about 8 hatches) no one will sell you a replacement. And suddenly the 2 year warranty from registering it on the internet has been changed to 6 months because you live in the United States. You can use it to hatch, just take it off the turner cradle. If you haven't already purchased this item, be aware that evidently the United States warranty is only 6 months, no matter what they tell you at time of purchase. My incubator lasted almost a year before having problems, so I don't know if they would back even the 6 months, what I do know is that you can't get parts for it to fix. This is a disposable incubator, when it works its great, when the sensor fails,( for me after about 8 hatches) no one will sell you a replacement. And suddenly the 2 year warranty from registering it on... » Read More You can use it to hatch, just take it off the turner cradle. If you haven't already purchased this item, be aware that evidently the United States warranty is only 6 months, no matter what they tell you at time of purchase. My incubator lasted almost a year before having problems, so I don't know if they would back even the 6 months, what I do know is that you can't get parts for it to fix. This is a disposable incubator, when it works its great, when the sensor fails,( for me after about 8 hatches) no one will sell you a replacement. And suddenly the 2 year warranty from registering it on the internet has been changed to 6 months because you live in the United States. « Show Less
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The nesting pads are super. I bought them as "Christmas presents" for the girls because they kept scratching their straw and pine shavings out of the nest boxes. This doesn't happen with the nesting pads--they stay right in place for the eggs to rest comfortably on. We put ours in right after Christmas and that was six weeks ago and so far we have had no need to change them out. And, when we do, we can turn them over for another round before discarding them. I think they are a worthwhile investment.
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I have raised praying mantises before and they might not be able to escape, but I think the fruit flies might. It would be a close call on both of them. The screen is very small, but so are they. I used a piece of very small mesh material to and doubled it over on the top of he jug I had them in. Maybe you could put something like that on top until they grow just a little.
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We don't use it for hatching eggs because the heat is not regulated properly. Maybe that has been corrected by now; I don't know. We tried one several years ago and the heating was too irregular to hatch eggs. Nancy Laird RN
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On the bottom of the Xbox 360 Slim (If you stand it up) is a little hatch, just slide it in, Just make sure you have it in right.