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[Kale the Quail]

Welcome to BYC! lots of awesome people with lots of information here!

 

[pozees2]

Yes its chicken eggs day 21 ...its my first time incubator

Okey dokey, so one thing you will probably benefit from is getting a thermometer that is accurate to within a few tenths of a degree. There's a food service one I bought that works great (I actually bought two) that was recommended by @ChickenCanoe some years back, and it really helped. The other thing I just started doing this year is weighing my eggs, when set, then days 7, 14, and 18, which told me that I had to adjust my humidity higher days 1-17. Also, as I mentioned, the temp being low by even half a degree can delay hatch, so leaving them alone, other than checking for movement, past day 21 can sometimes result in getting a hatch. What kind of incubator do you have?

 

[Chickensandchicks]

Okey dokey, so one thing you will probably benefit from is getting a thermometer that is accurate to within a few tenths of a degree. There's a food service one I bought that works great (I actually bought two) that was recommended by @ChickenCanoe some years back, and it really helped. The other thing I just started doing this year is weighing my eggs, when set, then days 7, 14, and 18, which told me that I had to adjust my humidity higher days 1-17. Also, as I mentioned, the temp being low by even half a degree can delay hatch, so leaving them alone, other than checking for movement, past day 21 can sometimes result in getting a hatch. What kind of incubator do you have?

What is the perfect temp?

 

[pozees2]

99.5-100 degrees F

 

[Chickensandchicks]

99.5-100 degrees F

Ok so my temp is right on ....at least that is correct

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to our community. Good luck with your hatch.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Ok so my temp is right on ....at least that is correct

Not necessarily. I can virtually guarantee that 80% of thermometers and incubator controls are wrong out of the box. Unless it is a guaranteed accurate one or calibrated, it is probably off. I've had to calibrate every incubator controller I've used. The thermometer @pozees2 mentioned is accurate to ±0.9°F (±0.5°C) but almost every other thermometer you can buy are only supposed to be accurate to ±2°F. That is no where close enough to reliably incubate eggs. I had an incubator company thermometer that was accurate at 70F but off by two degrees at 99.5.
Here are two that I've recommended for a long time.
https://www.thermoworks.com/RT301WA
https://www.brinsea.com/p-394-spot-check-digital-incubator-thermometer.aspx
If you get the last one, get it directly from Brinsea, other sources could be knockoffs or have defective batteries.
I've discovered a new one that is bluetooth and reports to your smartphone and is extremely accurate - to ±0.36F
https://www.amazon.com/Govee-Thermo...5KQ3RMJ74SV&psc=1&refRID=YVF4NXP7T5KQ3RMJ74SV

If the incubator has a fan (forced air) it needs to be 99.5. If it is still air, due to thermal stratification, it needs to be 100.5 measured at the top of the egg.

 

[Chickensandchicks]

Not necessarily. I can virtually guarantee that 80% of thermometers and incubator controls are wrong out of the box. Unless it is a guaranteed accurate one or calibrated, it is probably off. I've had to calibrate every incubator controller I've used. The thermometer @pozees2 mentioned is accurate to ±0.9°F (±0.5°C) but almost every other thermometer you can buy are only supposed to be accurate to ±2°F. That is no where close enough to reliably incubate eggs. I had an incubator company thermometer that was accurate at 70F but off by two degrees at 99.5.
Here are two that I've recommended for a long time.
https://www.thermoworks.com/RT301WA
https://www.brinsea.com/p-394-spot-check-digital-incubator-thermometer.aspx
If you get the last one, get it directly from Brinsea, other sources could be knockoffs or have defective batteries.
I've discovered a new one that is bluetooth and reports to your smartphone and is extremely accurate - to ±0.36F
https://www.amazon.com/Govee-Thermo...5KQ3RMJ74SV&psc=1&refRID=YVF4NXP7T5KQ3RMJ74SV

If the incubator has a fan (forced air) it needs to be 99.5. If it is still air, due to thermal stratification, it needs to be 100.5 measured at the top of the egg.

Ok great thanks

 

[pozees2]

I've discovered a new one that is bluetooth and reports to your smartphone and is extremely accurate - to ±0.36F
https://www.amazon.com/Govee-Thermo...5KQ3RMJ74SV&psc=1&refRID=YVF4NXP7T5KQ3RMJ74SV

@ChickenCanoe I just wanted to thank you for recommending this new gadget, I bought two and wow, so helpful to be able to check temp and humidity anytime from my phone!