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Magicfly's budget mini incubator, LED egg candlers, a chick brooder kit and a large metal port feeder, compared by listed specs, with honest notes on what each listing leaves out.

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What Magicfly makes

Magicfly sells low-cost hatching and poultry gear. In our catalogue:

  • Digital Mini incubator: holds 10 eggs with an LED display. You turn the eggs by hand, and humidity is managed manually, so pair it with a separate hygrometer.
  • Egg candlers: a rechargeable LED candler (about 3 hours to charge and 6 hours of use, per the maker) with two rubber covers for duck to quail eggs, and a plug-in LED candler with a long cord.
  • Brooder kit: a pen with cover, a 15 x 11 in heat plate, feeder, waterer, perch and floor pad, listed for up to 15 chicks. The listing gives 200 W for the plate, which is far above typical heat plates, so confirm the figure with the seller.
  • Feeder: a 40–50 lb metal box feeder with eight bell-mouth ports, a handle and wheels.

Who Magicfly suits

Magicfly suits a first, small hatch on a tight budget, or anyone who needs a spare candler. A manual-turn incubator means turning eggs several times a day until lockdown (Mississippi State Extension suggests at least 4–6 times), and a separate calibrated thermometer is wise with any budget unit. The candlers work well for white and light brown shells; very dark eggs need a brighter light.

Hatching with kidsWash hands after touching eggs, chicks or the incubator, and children under 5 should not handle chicks (CDC).

Alternatives from other brands

For an automatic small incubator, the Brinsea Mini II Advance turns eggs and stops on its own, and the Nurture Right 360 holds 22 eggs. Brinsea's OvaView High Intensity is a brighter candler for dark shells. For brooder heat, RentACoop and Premier 1 heat plates list their wattage clearly.

See best egg candlers, best incubators for beginners, how to candle eggs and the incubation calculator.

Magicfly: questions

Does the Magicfly Digital Mini turn eggs automatically?
No. The version we list is manual turn, so you turn the eggs by hand.
Does the Magicfly incubator control humidity?
Not automatically. You add water by hand; use a separate hygrometer to check the level.
Which Magicfly candler should I get?
The rechargeable model is cordless with covers for duck to quail eggs; the plug-in model has a long cord and no battery to charge.
Can the Magicfly candler see through dark eggs?
Dark or speckled shells are hard for any standard candler. A high-intensity candler shows more.