99.5 or 100 degrees??

[Trish1974]

I keep reading conflicting information about the best temperature to incubate chicken eggs. Some say 99.5, some say 100 degrees. My Genesis Hovabator 1588 is preset for 100 degrees (but reads 0.5 degree higher than a calibrated food thermometer). I'll be setting my first batch of eggs this weekend and wanted to know which temp you all prefer?

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

I run my HB 1588s at 99.5 degrees for incubation...but I use another thermometer to set temp - a Brinsea Spot Check - because the digital displays are inaccurate on both of mine .

 

[rjohns39]

For chickens, I prefer 99.5. When I do a combination including ducks and turkeys, i'll bump it up to 99.8. It doesn't seem to effect the chicken hatch rate but improves the ducks and turkeys.

 

[casportpony]

I had to bump up the temp to 100 in my RCOM because they four corner slots were running too cool.