First time hatcher

[PoultryGirly]

I have two thermometers: one is digital and it read 100 and the other came with the incubated (the cheap kind with the red) and it read 105.

 

[PoultryGirly]

I candled today and I saw movement in all 9 eggs still! They are on day 14 today, and I marked their air cell growth. The temperature is now 99 on the digital themometer and 100 on the other. I really hope these babies hatch! I'm so nervous! One long week to go and 4 long days until lockdown! Can you tell this is definitely my first hatch? Lol!

 

[PoultryGirly]

Well, I just read this article: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/431902/problems-with-gqf-thermometer-that-comes-with-hovabator

So the thermometer that read 105 was that, exact, GQF thermometer. I guess the temperature wasn't actually 105. I'll just trust my $10 thermometer/hydrometer that I got at Lowes. Again, it read 100 at the same time as the GQF thermometer read 105! Here is the hopefully correct thermometer: http://www.lowes.com/pd_396632-5392...goriesDisplayView&storeId=10151&storeId=10151




............ Wow that's long!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

uggggg thermometers!!

did you try calibration? got to this article and scroll to the bottom of temps section for more info on Calibration and how to do it

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[PoultryGirly]

I tried but I can't do the ice calibration on the digital because it will get ruined, and the GQF thermometer only goes down to 70.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

OH! I am not sure then, I can tell you this.... my digitals are pretty spot on, but that cheap crap that came with my styro bator says 92 when in fact it is 99.5!!!

 

[PoultryGirly]

Great! That is relieving!

 

[PoultryGirly]

6 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

 

[aart]

Maybe get another thermometer (or 2) that can be calibrated?