Hi, I have 5 fertile eggs in my incubator (Brinsea octagon eco) When I ran it for a few days prior to putting eggs in it stayed around 37.5 C. Now after taking out 9 that were quitters the temp is staying around 37.2 (difficult to say exactly when its a mercury thermometer) I tried to increase it a little and watched it for about 10 minutes and it stayed around 37.5 so I went out to put the chickens to bed and came in to check it and it had gone up to about 38 .0C albeit only for about 10 minutes! so I quickly turned it down to 37.2 approx, but I am firstly worried that this temporary increase may have harmed the eggs (that was on day 8) and secondly should I just leave the temperature as it is for the remainder of the hatch (on day 11 now) I am scared of trying to increase the temperature again and as it's been running at just 0.2 of a degree lower should this be ok. I am in the UK and these are shipped eggs that had detached air cells. I intend candling on day 14 to check air cells again and mark them.I have been reading Sally Sunshines thread on shipped eggs and I am doing what she suggests, really informative post thank you.
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