Thoughts on this incubator

[Pampered chicken girl]

So before I got chickens I planned on getting 2 hens and 1 roo and hatching eggs......well that didn't happen I ended up with some lovely chicks and also some nice adults definitely enough chickens at the time. Well I bought this incubator on amazon before I got them and would like to know your thoughts on it, have you ever used it, if so did you like it. It had good reviews a automatic egg turner and looked good. Here's a picture of it its the kebonnixs 12 egg incubator

 

[BarnyardChaos]

I have exactly that incubator model, and I've been having great success with it. I currently have 12 more eggs in it right now (on day 2), and 11 healthy babies in the brooder downstairs. Of that group of 11, the 12th egg was not fertilized - so I had a 100% hatch rate!!! The lowest success I've had was 5 of 9 fertilized - two went bad somewhere along the way, and two pipped upside-down and died while trying to hatch. The incubator is very quiet (a bit of noise when turning eggs, for a moment), and consistent with temperature.

 

[Eggs_Over_EZ]

Thank you so much. The info you provided is very helpful. I have an Acurite thermometer/hygrometer. Not sure how accurate. I have read so many recommended the Govee so I ordered one but it will not be delivered until next week. I have not put any water in but humidity is 34%. I have read of people not putting water in the full time but I still may put some in to lift the humidity to around 55%. The one fault I have with the Maticoopx is it not having handles. I saw someone say they added commando hooks to the lid. Iwould be interested in your success of your current batch of hatching eggs.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Does anyone else have this bator

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

Anyone else, I'm planning to hatch in a week or 2!

 

[BarnyardChaos]

Anyone else, I'm planning to hatch in a week or 2!

I'm done for the year. I raise for meat as well, and I don't want to butcher in the snow, thank-you-very-much. My next scheduled incubation start date is Jan. 29th (providing my young girls are laying well, older hens may stop), with earliest date in the outdoor brooder coop by March 5th.
but you know how it goes...... the best laid plans of mice and men....

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

I'm done for the year. I raise for meat as well, and I don't want to butcher in the snow, thank-you-very-much. My next scheduled incubation start date is Jan. 29th (providing my young girls are laying well, older hens may stop), with earliest date in the outdoor brooder coop by March 5th.
but you know how it goes...... the best laid plans of mice and men....

Oh sorry if I offended you by asking for other people, I just wanted more opinions from people with the incubator. We live in FL so cold is not a worry

 

[BarnyardChaos]

offended? how? LOL no worries at all! Was it my thank-you-very-much comment? I didn't mean that in a snarky way, just trying to show my dislike of this damned bitter cold here. You are so lucky!

Yes, I'd love to hear from others with the same incubator as well.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

offended? how? LOL no worries at all! Was it my thank-you-very-much comment? I didn't mean that in a snarky way, just trying to show my dislike of this damned bitter cold here. You are so lucky!

Yes, I'd love to hear from others with the same incubator as well.

Oh sorry!

 

[Axelay2003]

Dry hatching here. We have 1 more day and 4 eggs already hatched last night.

Mine appears to be the newer and bigger version of the Kebonnex.

Based on my first try at incubating, this is so far the easiest to set. I’m seeing 4 more eggs pipping. I’ll keep you updated on the total hatch.