Borotto® Real 24 Egg Incubator

Twenty-four eggs.

That's still a perfectly reasonable number of eggs to put in an incubator.

We're going with that.

The Borotto® REAL 24 gives you enough room to hatch a good-sized batch without moving into giant-cabinet-incubator territory. The universal egg holder handles everything from small quail eggs to much larger poultry eggs, the automatic turner slowly tilts the eggs throughout incubation, and digital temperature control keeps you from spending three weeks fiddling with a thermostat.

You still get to obsess over the eggs.

You just have fewer legitimate reasons to mess with them.

What You're Working With

• Holds up to 24 medium or large eggs
• Holds up to 96 small eggs such as quail
• Universal egg holder accommodates eggs from quail through goose
• Eggs are held vertically during incubation
• Automatic egg turning
• Completes one full side-to-side tilt cycle every hour
• PID digital temperature control
• Adjustable temperature range from 86°F to 104°F
• Radial fan for forced-air circulation
• Two large viewing windows
• Built-in water reservoirs for humidity management
• Approximately 20" x 15" x 10"
• Made in Italy

The automatic turning movement is deliberately slow, so don't panic if you stand there watching and nothing appears to be happening. This thing turns eggs at approximately the excitement level of a clock hand.

One Holder, Different Eggs

This is one of the features that separates the REAL 24 from a lot of traditional incubator-and-turner setups.

Instead of using chicken-sized turning rails, its universal holder keeps eggs upright with the pointed end down. Each position holds one medium or large egg, or up to four small eggs, giving you a maximum capacity of 24 regular-sized eggs or 96 small eggs such as quail.

So if you're the person hatching chickens this month, quail next month, and something else because you apparently cannot leave well enough alone, you don't need a different turning rack every time.

Temperature & Humidity

The REAL 24 uses Borotto's PID system to digitally control incubation temperature. A radial fan circulates air throughout the incubator, and the temperature is adjustable from 86°F to 104°F.

Humidity is managed with water reservoirs in the bottom of the incubator. How much water you use and when you increase humidity depends on the species and stage of incubation, so follow the incubation instructions for what you're actually hatching.

If you'd rather automate humidity management, the REAL 24 is compatible with the Borotto® SIRIO Automatic Humidity Pump, sold separately.

When Hatch Time Gets Close

Automatic turning is for the incubation period, not hatch day.

When it's time to stop turning for your species, remove the eggs from the turning system and place them on the hatching grid according to Borotto's instructions. For chicken eggs, Borotto's current manual calls for stopping turning on day 18. Other species have different incubation schedules.

Then shut the lid and practice the ancient poultry-keeping art of leaving shit alone.

Yes, you saw the egg wiggle.

No, opening the incubator will not make it wiggle faster.