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

Incubating eggs is not easy. This machine does it in a very convenient and enjoyable way. I bought and returned another model that couldn’t hold accurate temp and humidity on pre testing. Got this one and it held well for 24 hr so I used it. We have now done three rounds, all begun with 12 eggs. It was winter here in northern NY when we started. So egg collection fallibility (possibly Thru were too chilled) resulted in server Al not beginning development. One chick formed and never pipped. That run was hard to keep the humidity high enough. I had a humidifier running full blast most of the time and pots of water lined up on the radiator. I rented it and misted with a spray bottle dozens of times a day for “lock down”. Due to our environmental conditions I don’t think a different machine would be less work.Hatching was a dream. My three small kids were glued to it for a full day and it was delightful to have such great visibility.Do not forget to put non slip drawer liner material from dollar tree in. BEFORE YOU BEGIN INCUBATING use the yellow plastic egg turner as a pattern and cut it out with a hole in the middle but don’t put the bo slip mat in until just when the egg turner stops on day 17.Run two was easier to keep the humidity up.Run three it was ideal humidity every day! No additional humidifier needed. This is all due to our prevailing ambient conditions. After we spiked the humidity for hatching it it was ideal. HOWEVER upon hatching the humidity spiked and stayed above 80% for over 24 hr. Each of the three hatches took a little over 24hr. Now one chick is definitely dying and appears not to have sealed up all the way and one has a visibly swollen belly (both signs of too high humidity). Hatch one I worked my tail off and achieved high-enough humidity when our ambient conditions were low. Hatch two everything was easy. Hatch three, humidity was too high but what can I even do about it!?It’s a great machine, such a fun adventure. I recommend this endeavor and I think this machine is great for a novice (o had no experience at all before this).