12 Egg Incubator with Humidity Display, Egg Candler, Automatic Egg Turner, for Hatching Chickens

UPDATE (March 2025): I have consistently used this incubator for numerous hatches and it works beautifully every time. I haven’t had a single issue with it and I’ve successfully incubated dozens of baby chicks and grown my flock of yard birds. I took extra care with my last batch of eggs, ensuring that I selected only the most healthy eggs (instead of selecting a dozen without candling them) and all TWELVE babies hatched and were healthy. My favorite feature is the clear lid that allows you to watch the entire hatching process. When days 20-21 comes around, my kids and I gather around and watch as the babies pip and eventually find their way out of their shells. It’s such an amazing experience. If you’re looking for an excellent incubator for an excellent cost, buy this one. It doesn’t disappoint. Original Review: This wasn’t my first time hatching eggs, but it was my first time using the Kebonnixs incubator. I was very pleased with the results. I found it was easy to operate, kept both the temperature and humidity stable, and it reliably turned the eggs each day. All around it turned out to be a great product for hatching a small batch of chicks. I started with a dozen eggs, two of which had to be pulled before hatch day (one was infertile; the other had an embryo that failed to develop). Out of the ten that we had left, nine of them have successfully hatched. We’re giving the last chick a little more time to make a late appearance, but even nine out of ten chicks is a very satisfactory hatch. If you’re looking for an affordable, small, easy-to-use incubator…this is a great option! I’m very happy with my purchase and look forward to using it again to hatch another batch of baby chicks.

It works and it’s easy peasy! I used them for quail eggs. I was able to easily adjust the incubation time from 21 to 18 (21 days is typically for chickens a d 18 days is for quail). So far I have 4 out of 16 that hatched and several others with pips in them. I’m just happy that any hatched lol! If any don’t hatch, I would blame that on the shipping conditions being below zero temps and having to double up eggs in 4 spots to fit them all. Humidity was very easy to adjust and I never had to open the incubator for any reason.

10 of 12 eggs hatched. All 12 had a live embryo day 18. It seems to do the job of keeping the temperature right. I had to sometimes run a vaporizer when my house got too dry. I also had to run a dehumifier one week because it's the middle of winter but got up in the 60s and rainy. Depending on where you live and time of year, it might be good to have access to ways to change the environment if needed. I kept the incubator humidity around 50% days 1-18, then tried for 70% for lockdown but ended up at 68% mostly. While the eggs were hatching, I had huge spikes in humidity...in the 90% + range. They all had good air sacs going into lockdown. Like others have suggested, I made a mat from grippy shelf liner for hatching from the dollar store prior to placing the eggs in the beginning. Use the turning piece as a template (I included a picture of the mat I made). When it was time for lockdown on day 18, I was able to take the turning piece out, put the mat in, and then re-place the eggs quickly. All chicks that hatched were healthy with no leg issues. It is pretty crowded in there if 12 eggs take. I think the two that didn't hatch were at the mercy of the early / on time hatchers punting them around in there. The seller is pretty thorough with their instructions. Overall, I'm happy with this unit as 83% hatch rate isn't too shabby. I'm running another incubator right now and I think this one holds conditions steady better. As others have said, be sure that the little tabs on the lid are properly lined up or you will notice a temperature and humidity drop.

I had some bantam eggs to hatch and the last incubator I had used is an old manual one. I was ready for an upgrade but didn't want to spend a lot. After reading the reviews I decided to try this one. I was a bit apprehensive about the temperature and humidity sensors due some of the reviews. A digital thermometer placed in the bottom read 96.2 and a mercury thermometer read 98.4. I took a leap of faith since Kebbonixs went to such pains to explain why their temperature sensor is accurate. I really fretted about the humidity because my digital hygrometer and one made for a reptile tank both read 6 to 8 percentage points lower than what the incubator sensor read. It seems to be very sensitive to outside humidity levels. I have an evaporative cooler and when it was on the difference between the hygrometer in the bottom and the built in sensor was greater. I kept the humidity reading on the incubator as close to 55 as I could. It's nice to be able to adjust it some with the vent. During the last three days when the egg turner was removed the built in hygrometer reading was only one percentage point higher than the one I placed in the bottom. Of course the humidity level in the incubator was higher and maybe this counteracted the tendency for the sensor to be influenced by outside humidity. The egg candler works pretty well in a dark room. At day 15 I was able to identify 8 out of 11 eggs with normal development. Two had died in the embryo stage. I had already removed one rotten one. The night of day 16 the lid was not locked in somehow and the next morning I noticed it because the humidity was low. The house was pretty cool but the incubator compensated and I did not lose any eggs. I did not want the chicks hatching on that slick plastic. That would have been a mess so I ordered hatching mats made for the Brinsea Minni II incubator. The Amazon description said they were 9 inches so I thought I could modify them pretty easily. They turned out to be only 8 inches in diameter so I had to cut up two of them and was able to nearly cover all of the floor of the incubator. Hey Kebbonixs, why don't you make hatching mats for your incubator? When I got up on day 21 one chick had already hatched and the other 7 hatched the same day. I left them in until the next day but took most of the shells out because it was crowded and I didn't even have a full dozen. When I cleaned the incubator there was an accumulation of small black fibers in the water vat and on the floor. Also, down from the chicks had got caught up in the fan and accumulated around the elements. What were the black fibers from? They were very fine and would not be good for a chick to inhale. I cleaned the fan and elements with an air can. I can say the incubator performed as advertised. I fiddled with the humidity a lot but at least it is set up so that can easily be fiddled with. It would be nice if it had a little cap to keep bugs and debris out of the outside water filler. I'm giving it a 4 on accuracy because I still have my doubts about the humidity sensor. What they explain about temperature appears to be true because my chicks did not hatch late, although I lost two fertile eggs for some reason but it may not have been the incubator. There were a couple of hickups and I emailed Kebbonixs and they responded promptly. They appear to have very good customer service and they stand behind their product.

The quality for the money is great. Ive used this to hatch out 3 sets of chickens and recently 6 ducks! I bought another one because I liked the first one and needed more space to hatch a few more eggs. I try not to pack mine too full so that when hatch day comes they all still have space. I won't do more than 8 eggs at a time. Theres an opening on the back behind the screen that I didnt notice and that will help with the humidity as well as allowing air flow so tge babies can breathe after hatching. Its easy to clean just wipe it out, except where the water is on the inside, thats a bit tricky to reach if you have bigger hands. Its easy to use though you can't change the heat temp, its fluctuates between 99.5-100.5. Tge egg turner is nice so I don't have to manually do it. Its not loud at all, I often forget its running when we do use it. Its quiet for an incubator with an automatic turner.also chicken eggs take 21 days *approx* and duck eggs take 28 days *approx* i wasn't able to change the days either so I did have to keep track on my phone so I knew when to remove the turner and lock down the incubator/adjust the humidity.

I bought the KEBONNIXS 12 Egg Incubator with Humidity Display for our backyard flock, and it’s been a game changer! It’s the perfect size for small‑batch hatching, and the built‑in humidity display makes it so much easier to keep conditions just right — I don’t have to guess or constantly open it to check. The digital controls are simple to use, even for a beginner like me, and the clear viewing window lets me watch progress without disturbing the eggs. We’ve had great success with hatch rates, and it’s been such a fun learning experience for the whole family. If you want a reliable, user‑friendly incubator for hatching your own chicks, this one is definitely worth it!

This would have been a zero if that was allowed! I was so excited because my First incubation was great, I hatched out about 70% with no issues healthy chicks. Second incubation was a freak Show!!! I had chicks with prolapsed guts squirting out of their bodies on the side, not their butts. Poor babies were just covered in glue & couldn't breathe and we're dying in front of me . I had to put them out of their misery and the rest of the eggs all had chicks in them that died. I put my hydrometer in there and I'm running it empty and it will not keep a steady temp or a study humidity I trusted the thing on top, my fault! I put a hydrometer in there , temperature is 15° off humidity is 10° off ! Meanwhile I watched these little animals suffer and I had to do the unthinkable so they would not suffer! I don't know what the solution is because all of these small incubators have my kind of story in the comments if you read far enough down. You can adjust the temperature but it's hard but the humidity is unbearably difficult to manage. Don't buy this for a simple incubation experience

*** UPDATE Last year was my first experience using this incubator. 8 out of 12 shipped eggs hatched. I used it again just last month and 6 hatched. I’m on my third round and on lockdown and as of today, all 12 are looking great. I tried two other incubators because I originally needed a larger one. Neither one had accurate humidity readings and one had ZERO way to adjust the humidity- no holes or window whatsoever to change air flow. This incubator is really the best I’ve tried. It’s a good size, works well, cleans up easily and has good results. I haven’t found unhatched eggs to be due to the incubator function- for whatever reason, they just weren’t good eggs to begin with, or just were quitters. If all the eggs are put in at the same time and they all experience the same temperature and humidity, and only some hatch- I think logically the problem lies with the eggs that didn’t hatch. They’re the only variable. I hatched chicks for the first time in my life with this. Out of 12 eggs, 2 didn’t make it past ten days, and 2 never hatched. 8 chicks hatched and it was a beautiful thing to watch. My kindergarteners loved it! It was very simple to use and my only recommendation would be to keep the incubator with you unless you can guarantee humidity where you keep it. I tried keeping it in my classroom the first 2 days and each day I arrived, the humidity was way too low so I was frantically putting in a damp sponge square to raise the levels asap. After this happening, I just took it home with me where someone was always around to check the humidity level. I don’t know if this was a flaw with the incubator, but I had to regulate it often. The temperature was always spot on but the humidity varied greatly. Just an fyi.