EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[mlm Mike]

my incubator reads 3 degrees different from top to bottom. weird I know and it has a fan.
Should i put the little eggs( silkies ) in the bottom turner or top. I would assume where it is cooler.

What kind of incubator? Are the thermometers calibrated?

 

[kwhites634]

Nothing to speak of. Doing ok I guess. Gravy sounds good.
How about you ?

Pretty fair, for a fossil. Waiting for Spring; don't take much for me to be over Winter.

 

[mlm Mike]

Looks nice, but what's all that green stuff?

Yes, old picture, it's white and brown now. Spring will be here soon. Friday is groundhog day.

 

[ronott1]

3 degrees is a lot. Are there any leaks/ wide open vents?
Are you doing the 2 readings at the same time?
If so maybe switch the thermometers over and see if the difference persists. A degree difference in 2 thermometer calibrations will be exaggerated if there is a small real temp difference, and switching will tell you that.
In any case you don't want to put in any eggs till this is sorted.

@h2oratt Good Post!

I can't answer the question because I need to know:

1. What is the incubator?
2. What thermometers are you using? Many are Crapp!
3. I do not know what the tray levels is about.

I suspect the answer is to either get a new incubator, assuming that the temps are correct or contact customer support for the incubator you have.

Vents could be a problem or it could be a poorly built home made incubator? If a home incubator, the fan is not installed correctly or insulation is sketchy.

It the temps are really that far off, you would have to rotate the eggs a lot or use only the part of the incubator that heats the eggs to 99.5 degrees F.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Pretty fair, for a fossil. Waiting for Spring; don't take much for me to be over Winter.

friday is when the ground hog lies to us. I posted a picture on my thread but was told that was a prairie dog so I guess I dont know what one looks like.

 

[kwhites634]

Yes, old picture, it's white and brown now. Spring will be here soon. Friday is groundhog day.

Also my 46 yr. old son's B'day

 

[kwhites634]

friday is when the ground hog lies to us. I posted a picture on my thread but was told that was a prairie dog so I guess I dont know what one looks like.

Never seen a Prarie Dog in the flesh, but I think they're slendererer.

 

[h2oratt]

What kind of incubator? Are the thermometers calibrated?

Reptile pro 6000

Yes they were calibrated.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

 

[h2oratt]

@h2oratt Good Post!

I can't answer the question because I need to know:

1. What is the incubator?
2. What thermometers are you using? Many are Crapp!
3. I do not know what the tray levels is about.

I suspect the answer is to either get a new incubator, assuming that the temps are correct or contact customer support for the incubator you have.

Vents could be a problem or it could be a poorly built home made incubator? If a home incubator, the fan is not installed correctly or insulation is sketchy.

It the temps are really that far off, you would have to rotate the eggs a lot or use only the part of the incubator that heats the eggs to 99.5 degrees F.

Thank you. It is a reptile pro 6000. Pictures above..