Do I have the temp right?

[rosaline]

I have just finished making my bator. I have had it going for nearly 4 hours and it seams stable to me. I havent put in my eggs yet as I wanted to make sure I had the temp right. At the moment it is reading 97.5 F. Is this ok? or does it need to be higher

Thankyou for your help x

 

[MuranoFarms]

Do you have a fan in your incubator?

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Congrats on making your own bator. It's a good feeling. I keep mine at 99.5 and I always let my bator run for at least 24hrs before I put any eggs in. It usually takes mine that long to get the humidity working right. Good luck.

 

[rosaline]

No fan in incubator, no sure what type or where to get one from?

Is it a fan that would produce warm air ?

 

[kathyinmo]

Quote:
A fan, like the little fan on a computer tower. It is used to circulate the warm air. Temp of 99.5 for an incubator with circulated air. I believe a still air (no fan) the temp should be 101. or 102. or something like that. Check some other posts on that, as I am not for sure. Mine has a fan, and I am not real sure on the still air.

 

[americana-chick]

Quote:
A fan, like the little fan on a computer tower. It is used to circulate the warm air. Temp of 99.5 for an incubator with circulated air. I believe a still air (no fan) the temp should be 101. or 102. or something like that. Check some other posts on that, as I am not for sure. Mine has a fan, and I am not real sure on the still air.

I thought it was the opposite?.. still air: 99.5
circulated: 101-102

 

[Mahonri]

Still air 101
Forced air 99.5

 

[rosaline]

Thankyou, I think I will do the still air bator. And I am thinking of changing my bator a little. Maybe have the light at the bottom instead of the top. Not sure....

Just want to get the most heat from my light. I have another box if it goes wrong.

Thanks for the advice x