Hovabator 1588 temp off? help!

[KYBOY]

Still air or forced?

forced, standard 1588..It reads about 1° low on the digital display..

 

[AmyLynn2374]

My 1588 was holding a steady 101.0 temp reading. It was preset to 100.0. I used two other thermometers to compare it to and they were agreeing the display thermometer was 1 degree lower then the actual temp. My incubator has circulated air. I just bumped the temp down to 99.5 and it's now holding a steady 100.0. What are yall's thoughts towards dry/low humidity incubation?

Highly recommend low humidity incubation as long as the hatcher isn't in a high elevation and especially if they are using a styro bator, but I highly recommend monitoring air cells as well.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

forced, standard 1588..

Forced should ideally maintain the temps throughout the bator.

 

[feedman77]

Ive read that several folks had their 1588's reading low at the top of the eggs..One of ours does, the new one with the digital display..It reads 100.0° but its about 98.6° at the top of the eggs..We just bumped it up to about 100.8° and its right at 99.5° at the top of the eggs now..good incubator, holds temp very well we just had to adjust ours.

My 1588. Was about a degree off. By checking with a spot check.

So I set it a 100.6 to get 99.5 at top off eggs.

 

[ToshaMisner]

Amylynn this is my first go at incubation. What is your recommendation for ideal humidity percentages for dry incubation? I live in Louisiana so we are already very humid here. My bator's humidity has been running in between 28-31% completely dry. Sorry for all the questions I'm just second guessing myself on everything. So scared I'm gonna screw this up. Lol

 

[ToshaMisner]

My 1588. Was about a degree off. By checking with a spot check.

So I set it a 100.6 to get 99.5 at top off eggs.

See and mine was a degree too high. It was reading 100.0, but other 2 thermometers read 101.0. Yall's were a degree too low, and mine was a degree too high..

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Amylynn this is my first go at incubation. What is your recommendation for ideal humidity percentages for dry incubation? I live in Louisiana so we are already very humid here. My bator's humidity has been running in between 28-31% completely dry.

Then I would run dry. During spring/summer my bator usually stays around 30% dry so I run dry. If I hatch late fall/winter it's too dry and only holds 16%ish so I add a wet sponge to hold it around 30%. I use this method: http://letsraisechickens.weebly.com...anuals-understanding-and-controlling-humidity

 

[ToshaMisner]

Then I would run dry. During spring/summer my bator usually stays around 30% dry so I run dry. If I hatch late fall/winter it's too dry and only holds 16%ish so I add a wet sponge to hold it around 30%. I use this method: http://letsraisechickens.weebly.com...anuals-understanding-and-controlling-humidity

That's what my gut was telling me! I just needed reassurance. Thanks again for your help!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

That's what my gut was telling me! I just needed reassurance. Thanks again for your help!

You're welcome

 

[ToshaMisner]

Then I would run dry. During spring/summer my bator usually stays around 30% dry so I run dry. If I hatch late fall/winter it's too dry and only holds 16%ish so I add a wet sponge to hold it around 30%. I use this method: http://letsraisechickens.weebly.com...anuals-understanding-and-controlling-humidity

That thread is awesome! It answered ao many of my questions. Tha k you so much Amy!