...from losing what's left of my mind.
Note: I'm trying to calibrate an LG still air with an automatic turner and my eggs are due probably TOMORROW!
In an attempt to figure out where it ALL went wrong with my last hatch, I went and bought myself a thermometer with a probe, with humidity read-out and placed it in my now empty 'bator with my new turner and my old thermometer w/humidity read out, and let them sit for about 18 hours.
I ended up with the old therm. saying 101 degrees, 41% humidity, and the new thermometer saying 101.7 in the bator, 101.5 in the wiggler, and humidity at 34%. Quite a difference in the humidities, so I did the calibration test to find out my old thermometer is off by 7% on the humidity. No wonder the poor little things shriveled up in their membranes.
The new therm. is right on, humidity-wise.
Right now, the wiggler is sitting on the turner and the probe inside it reads 101.8. The inside temp on the same thermometer reads 101.3. Should I go by the wiggler temp or the 'bator temp?
Please tell me I'm worrying too much, I'm seriously over-complicating things, and all will be well.
Em
Note: I'm trying to calibrate an LG still air with an automatic turner and my eggs are due probably TOMORROW!
In an attempt to figure out where it ALL went wrong with my last hatch, I went and bought myself a thermometer with a probe, with humidity read-out and placed it in my now empty 'bator with my new turner and my old thermometer w/humidity read out, and let them sit for about 18 hours.
I ended up with the old therm. saying 101 degrees, 41% humidity, and the new thermometer saying 101.7 in the bator, 101.5 in the wiggler, and humidity at 34%. Quite a difference in the humidities, so I did the calibration test to find out my old thermometer is off by 7% on the humidity. No wonder the poor little things shriveled up in their membranes.
Right now, the wiggler is sitting on the turner and the probe inside it reads 101.8. The inside temp on the same thermometer reads 101.3. Should I go by the wiggler temp or the 'bator temp?
Please tell me I'm worrying too much, I'm seriously over-complicating things, and all will be well.
Em
