ToshaMisner
Hatching
Hey Y'all! I am new here. Although I've had chickens for a couple of years, this is my first go at incubation and hatching. I purchased a brand new Hovabator 1588, circulated air, with egg turner. I am set to receive some eggs I ordered today. So yesterday evening I fired up my incubator as a test run. I filled tray one with cool tap water as instructed. I also bought another digital themometer to place inside the incubator to compare with the one that comes istalled. One the themometer that is installed on the lid of my incubator it reads 100.0 degrees, 58% humidity, but on my themometer inside the incubator it is reading 101.2. I realize that ideal temp is 99.5-100.0. And humidity 45%-50%...I think? What should I do? Bump the temp down on my incubator? Add less water to tray 1 to bring humidity down? Buy a different themometer to compare? Any advice is so very much appreciated!