FYI to those with a still air incubator

[georgialee]

I rigged a fan in my still air LG the other night. I had the incubator set up and to temp before I turned the fan on. Guess what the temp on after the fan was on??? 93.5!!! So that shows that the very bottom of the inbubator was at 90* or below and the top was at 100*.

If you can, put a fan in your still air. It is SUPER easy (trust me, if I can do it, anyone can). You will get a much more even temp and therefore a better hatch rate.

 

[sawmane1]

my still air has worked 100% percent so far...On two chicks haha my feed store didnot have one do you know were i could get the fan?

 

[perolane]

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I saw LG fan kits on Ebay.

 

[YardBirdHost]

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I made my own using a small computer cooling fan I purchased on Ebay for $4.99 including shipping, an old 12v power adapter, and some small bolts, spacers, and nuts.

My LG has been running at 100 degrees and 43% +/- for 24 hours.

 

[Willowsong69]

I've had a decent hatch without the fan. I also bump the temp up to 102 in the LG still air. My hatch rates are good, even on shipped eggs.

 

[aprophet]

I put a fan in my HB during incubation I run the fan when in lock down I unplug the turner and the fan no proof it just seems like I do not have as many shrink wrapped

 

[latebloomer]

i added a fan to my hovabator 1602n
from incubator warehouse
on day seven
it was easy and fast
i'm hoping for positive results

 

[georgialee]

I'm not saying it won't work - I had a good hatch out of shipped eggs last year in my still air. I just couldn't believe the temp difference and wanted to share.

 

[Luvducks]

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Thanks for telling us. I have a still air and put it away when I received a little Brinsea Eco 20. But I am going to get the LG out and use them both. Does anyone have a picture of their LG with a fan they put in themselves? Please.

 

[SteveH]

I put a fan in my 1602n and didn't like the way it performed; it went from slow, 1 degree cycles to rapid [ 1 minute], 3.5 degree cycles at the middle of the egg level.. It was giving me great hatches as a still air, so I switched it back without trying to hatch with the fan conversion. I figured why fix what ain't broke?
I use an Acurite, indoor/outdoor, digital thermometer with the probe lowered through one of the plugged vents to the middle of the egg level; and I hatch in egg cartons which pretty much keep the eggs at the same level as in the auto turner.