8th-annual-byc-new-years-day-2017-hatch-a-long

[Cynthia12]

There are so many different sites, and also videos...just going to post this one..seems pretty simple.

http://www.canadacutlery.com/download/calibrate-a-thermometer.pdf

 

[generaldsherman]

Four duck eggs in. If any of my 4 laying-age girls lay anything in the next week, I'll add them next week.

 

[acefaser]

There are so many different sites, and also videos...just going to post this one..seems pretty simple.

http://www.canadacutlery.com/download/calibrate-a-thermometer.pdf

Not to continue off subject but if you use the ice water or boiling water described in this link you have calibrated your thermometer for those temperatures. 100 degrees is almost in the middle of those temperatures and thermometers can be way off even if they are calibrated using those methods. Calibrate using ice water and your thermometer is accurate around 32 degrees. Same for boiling it will be accurate around 212 degrees. Medical under-the-tongue thermometers are required to be accurate within .3 degrees at 100F when purchased. I have calibrated many of my thermometers using both ice method and boiling method and found them still off by 1.5+ degrees at 100F (compared to the calibrated medical thermometer). That is a big difference! I highly recommend the clay method I described above.
Here is the link to the original post I found: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/130840/calibrating-thermometers-the-easy-way
John

 

[casportpony]

@casportpony I copied your link to this thread in my sig line...do I owe you some sort of copyright use payment?

 

[Bug n Flock]

Count me in with Quail eggs!

 

[casportpony]

Count me in with Quail eggs!

 

[kie4]

13 more serama and 1 SFH went in the bator this am...   Hopefully i'll unwrap some new babies on Christmas!

Exciting @meltel! We'll be on the same timeline. I just hope I see some life on that first candling this week. How many times have you done this?

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Will be setting the 4 duck eggs my runners have given the last 2 days in a couple of hours.

I set my duck eggs today to.....i think theres 21 lol id have to recount.....i can only put 23 chicken eggs in but will be so staggered as the other bator has eggs started already lol

 

[Poultrybonkers]

13 more serama and 1 SFH went in the bator this am...   Hopefully i'll unwrap some new babies on Christmas!

My seramas stopped laying weeks ago...one went broody....her third time this year hatched a mixed standard egg today and two more to go

 

[Cynthia12]

Not to continue off subject but if you use the ice water or boiling water described in this link you have calibrated your thermometer for those temperatures. 100 degrees is almost in the middle of those temperatures and thermometers can be way off even if they are calibrated using those methods. Calibrate using ice water and your thermometer is accurate around 32 degrees. Same for boiling it will be accurate around 212 degrees. Medical under-the-tongue thermometers are required to be accurate within .3 degrees at 100F when purchased. I have calibrated many of my thermometers using both ice method and boiling method and found them still off by 1.5+ degrees at 100F (compared to the calibrated medical thermometer). That is a big difference! I highly recommend the clay method I described above.
Here is the link to the original post I found: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/130840/calibrating-thermometers-the-easy-way
John

Ahh, there it is. Thanks!