10 eggs
10 Egg Classroom Incubator
Ten eggs is a lesson plan, not a livestock decision. Clear dome, built-in candler, and a hatch thirty children can watch without opening the lid.
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Automatic Egg Incubators Built for a Hatch You Can Count On
Digital temperature and humidity control, an automatic turner that stops itself on day 18, and a clear dome so you can watch every stage. Chicken, duck, quail, goose and turkey eggs. Shipped free across the United States.
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Our picks
The Sizes We Recommend Most
Five machines that cover almost every reason people hatch. Each one is here because it does one job well, not because it has the longest feature list.
24 eggs
24 Egg Incubator
The size most first hatches settle on. Enough chicks to matter, few enough to candle in one sitting.
30 eggs
30 Egg Incubator
Refills its own water, so nobody opens the lid mid-cycle. The one to pick if you travel, teach, or simply forget.
38 eggs
38 Egg Incubator
Battery backup and a built-in candler. Enough tray to replace a backyard flock every spring without moving to a cabinet.
64 eggs
64 Egg Incubator
Five species presets and room for staggered sets. This is where a breeding programme starts.
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Start here
Find the Right Incubator for How You Hatch
Four paths, because a classroom and a breeding operation are not solving the same problem.
My First Hatch
Fully automatic, plain-English instructions. Start here if you have never run an incubator.
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Replacing My Flock
Built to run every spring for years, with parts you can replace instead of a whole machine.
Browse flock units →
Classroom & 4-H
Clear dome, 360° visibility, alarms, and a shipping cut-off you can plan a lesson around. Purchase orders and invoices accepted.
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Breeding & Staggered Sets
Forced-air precision, species-specific trays, and guidance on running a separate hatcher.
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Find your match
Four Questions and We Will Point You to the Right Incubator
Capacity is not what should decide this first. What you are hatching, where the machine will sit, and how many hatches you have behind you matter more. Four questions, no email required.
By capacity
Shop Egg Incubators by Capacity
How many eggs you set is the first decision. Pick the range, then pick the features — or take the quiz above and we will narrow it for you.
Small Incubators
First hatches, classrooms, backyard flocks and small test batches. Sizes that fit on a counter and do not commit you to brooding fifty chicks six weeks later.
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Large Incubators
Annual flock replacement, small farm production and breeding programmes. Humidity pumps, species presets and battery backup.
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Size selector
What Size Egg Incubator Do You Need?
A tray rated for 24 chicken eggs does not hold 24 goose eggs. Use the egg you are actually setting, and plan on a hatch rate of roughly 50-75% for shipped eggs and 75-90% for fresh eggs from your own flock.
| Tray size | Chicken | Duck | Quail | Goose | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9–12 | 9–12 | 6–9 | 24–35 | 4–6 | First hatch, classroom |
| 16–24 | 16–24 | 12–18 | 48–70 | 8–12 | Backyard flock |
| 32–48 | 32–48 | 24–36 | 96–140 | 16–24 | Annual flock replacement |
| 56+ | 56+ | 42+ | 160+ | 28+ | Breeding, staggered sets |
A REMPLACER par les capacites reelles des 4 SKUs. Ces chiffres sont typiques de la categorie, pas des mesures de tes machines.
In use
What 21 Days Actually Look Like
Three things people ask to see before they buy: how big it really is, what the display shows, and what day 21 looks like on the counter.
Scale
Smaller Than You Think, Steadier Than You Expect
A 24-egg incubator takes about as much counter space as a bread machine. Every listing gives exterior dimensions and weight, so you can decide where it lives before it arrives — not after.
The display
Everything You Need on One Screen
Current temperature, current humidity, day count, and turner status. No menus to dig through at 2 a.m. on day 19, and an alarm that wakes you if the temperature drifts out of range.
Day 21
The Part Everyone Watches
The clear dome is not a styling choice. It is how a family follows a hatch without opening the lid, and it is why teachers pick these units for a classroom of thirty.
Why here
Why Hatchers Choose Brooder Co
Specifications we publish, not adjectives
Every listing states the temperature range, the accuracy, the humidity method and the real tray capacity by species. If a unit is not right for your eggs, we would rather you know before you order.
Set up in an afternoon
Each incubator ships with a printed quick-start card and a link to our hatching guide. Run it empty for 24 hours first — that one step fixes most failed first hatches.
Support that knows day 19 from day 21
Call or email [[HOURS]] and reach someone who has run these machines. We answer within one business day, usually sooner.
Free shipping and a real return window
Free shipping on every US order, [[DELIVERY]] to your door, and 30 days to send it back with no restocking fee.
The cycle
How Incubation Works: 21 Days, Step by Step
These are the standard settings for chicken eggs in a forced-air incubator. Duck and goose eggs run longer; quail run shorter.
0
Set up and stabilize
Run the incubator empty for 24 hours. Confirm it holds 99.5 °F and 45–50% relative humidity before a single egg goes in.
1–17
Incubate and turn
Hold 99.5 °F and 45–50% humidity. The automatic turner rotates the eggs several times a day — you do nothing but top up the water from the external port.
7
First candling
Hold each egg to a candler in a dark room. Fertile eggs show a spider web of veins; clear eggs come out.
14
Second candling
The embryo now fills most of the shell. Remove any egg that has stopped developing.
18
Lockdown
Turning stops, humidity goes up to 65–70%, and the lid stays shut. This is where most hatches are lost — every time you open it, the humidity crashes.
19–21
Pip, zip, hatch
Chicks break the shell and rest, sometimes for 12 hours. Do not help. Leave them in the incubator until they are dry and fluffed.
21days · Chicken
17–18days · Quail
28days · Duck
35days · Muscovy duck
28–32days · Goose
28days · Turkey
Glossary
Incubator Terms, in Plain English
- Forced-air vs still-air
- A forced-air incubator uses a fan to circulate warm air, so every egg sits at the same temperature — set it to 99.5 °F. A still-air incubator has no fan, so heat layers: measure at the top of the eggs and set it to 101–102 °F. Forced-air is more forgiving and is what we recommend for a first hatch.
- Automatic turner
- A motorized tray that tilts the eggs several times a day, the way a hen would. Without one you turn by hand an odd number of times daily for 18 days.
- Lockdown
- The last three days. Turning stops, humidity rises, the lid stays closed.
- Candling
- Shining a bright light through the shell in a dark room to see whether an egg is developing.
- Dry hatch
- Running lower humidity through days 1–17 to compensate for a humid climate, then raising it at lockdown.
Free guide
Before Your First Hatch, Read These
The difference between a 20% hatch and an 80% hatch is almost never the machine. It is four or five decisions made in the first week. Our guide is free and open to everyone, customer or not.
Why Your Eggs Did Not Hatch: The 7 Usual Causes
Clear eggs, quitters at day 7, full-term chicks that never pipped, and how to tell which one you had.
Incubator Temperature and Humidity, Settled
The numbers for every common species, and what to do when your hygrometer and your thermometer disagree.
Candling at Day 7 and Day 14
What fertile, infertile and stopped look like, with the timing that matters.
Day 18 Lockdown, Step by Step
The three-day window where most hatches are lost.
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Our story
Who You Are Buying From
We are a small team that sells one category and knows it well. We do not carry forty products; we carry the incubators we would set our own eggs in, and we publish the specifications so you can check us.
Every unit we list, we have run through a full cycle ourselves - empty-run, set, candle, lockdown, hatch. That is why our size chart lists real tray capacity by species instead of one flattering number, and why our guide tells you to run the machine for 24 hours before you trust it.
Questions before you buy? [[PHONE]] or [[SUPPORT_EMAIL]], [[HOURS]].
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FAQ
Egg Incubator Questions, Answered
What temperature should an egg incubator be set to?
Set a forced-air incubator to 99.5 °F and a still-air incubator to 101–102 °F measured at the top of the eggs. Chicken, duck, goose and turkey eggs all use this range; only the number of days changes.
What humidity do I need during incubation?
Hold 45–50% relative humidity from day 1 to day 17, then raise it to 65–70% for lockdown on day 18. If your home is very humid, run the lower end of each range.
Do I need an incubator with an automatic egg turner?
You need turning; the turner is what makes it realistic. Eggs must be turned an odd number of times every day for the first 18 days, and an automatic turner does it without you opening the lid. Every incubator we sell includes one.
How many eggs should a beginner start with?
Start with 9–12 chicken eggs. A small first batch is cheaper to lose, easier to candle, and easier to brood once the chicks are out.
What hatch rate is normal?
Expect roughly 75–90% from fresh eggs out of your own flock and 50–75% from shipped eggs, which are shaken up in transit. A first hatch below that is usually a temperature or humidity problem, not a bad incubator.
Can I incubate duck or quail eggs in the same machine?
Yes, with the right tray. Quail eggs need a small-cell tray and hatch in 17–18 days; duck eggs need a larger cell and 28 days. Each product page lists the trays included and the trays available.
Can I use this incubator for reptile eggs?
Only if the thermostat goes low enough. Most reptile eggs incubate at 80–88 °F, well below the 99.5 °F a poultry incubator is tuned for, and a unit with a floor of 95 °F will cook them. Check the stated temperature range on the product page before ordering, and contact us if you are unsure — we would rather lose the sale than sell you the wrong machine.
Do you accept school purchase orders?
Yes. Email [[SUPPORT_EMAIL]] with your PO and we will invoice your school or district directly. Tell us the date your unit needs to arrive and we will confirm in writing whether we can meet it before you commit.
How long does shipping take?
Free shipping on all US orders. Orders placed before [[CUTOFF]] are processed the same business day, handling takes [[HANDLING]] and transit takes [[TRANSIT]], for an estimated [[DELIVERY]] to your door. You will get a tracking number by email when it ships.
What if the incubator does not work?
Contact us at [[SUPPORT_EMAIL]] or [[PHONE]] and we will troubleshoot it with you the same day where we can. You have 30 days from delivery to return an item in its original condition and packaging, with no restocking fee. Defective or incorrect items ship back at our cost.