Hello,
I'm new to hatching. This is my first time. My eggs arrive in two weeks. I just set up my Farm Innovators Digital Still Air Incubator (Model 2150) and am trying to calibrate the temperature and check for fluctuations.
The good news is, the incubator is holding a constant temperature where it is being stored.
The bad news is: I don't know that the "real" temp is. The incubator says it's is holding at 99.5 degrees F with 20pct humidity. But I have another temp/humidity gauge INSIDE the coop at it reads 98.6 degrees/10pct humidity. I also placed the old fashioned mercury thermometer, which came with the incubator, inside and it says the temp is around 96 degrees (but it's very hard to read).
Which temp/humidity should I believe? How do you know what the real temp/humidity is?
Thanks so much in advance for the help/guidance.
Best,
Vanessa
I'm new to hatching. This is my first time. My eggs arrive in two weeks. I just set up my Farm Innovators Digital Still Air Incubator (Model 2150) and am trying to calibrate the temperature and check for fluctuations.
The good news is, the incubator is holding a constant temperature where it is being stored.
The bad news is: I don't know that the "real" temp is. The incubator says it's is holding at 99.5 degrees F with 20pct humidity. But I have another temp/humidity gauge INSIDE the coop at it reads 98.6 degrees/10pct humidity. I also placed the old fashioned mercury thermometer, which came with the incubator, inside and it says the temp is around 96 degrees (but it's very hard to read).
Which temp/humidity should I believe? How do you know what the real temp/humidity is?
Thanks so much in advance for the help/guidance.
Best,
Vanessa