Harris Farms Nurture Right 360 Incubator is AMAZING!

[junior67]

Yes, you can stop turning the eggs after day 15 with no detrimental effects.

Would I bump up the humidity then too or wait?

 

[SheaLoner]

This is the chart from today after I calibrated them all. And I bumped up the incubator to 101 around 230 and it is now 445..... Today is warmer out so my house is actually a tad warmer than normal. This is what has me questioning if there is a problem with the incubator. Even the meat one has showed 98-99. Would think bumping up the temp would make it go higher..

That looks like a normal cycle for this kind of incubator. It dosent hold the temp exact all day long.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

What day to take clear eggs out? I don't want to accidentally throw any out, but I also don't want them to rot and explode.

I usually toss my clears sometime between day 7-10 but just because they're not fertilized doesn't mean they will definitely go bad. The stinky exploding eggs are from a specific type of bacteria that builds up gases inside of the egg. The warmth and humidity of the incubator is a perfect environment for bacteria but that doesn't immediately mean they will explode if not fertilized. There are people that fill the incubator and never candle eggs. They just wait to see what hatches. lol

 

[CluckNDoodle]

This is the chart from today after I calibrated them all. And I bumped up the incubator to 101 around 230 and it is now 445..... Today is warmer out so my house is actually a tad warmer than normal. This is what has me questioning if there is a problem with the incubator. Even the meat one has showed 98-99. Would think bumping up the temp would make it go higher..

Ok that would definitely have me questioning if you have a lemon now that we know your thermometers are all good and calibrated properly. You getting thrown all kinds of curveballs with this hatch. Bad meat thermometers, inconsistent temps, and a possible lemon incubator! Did they have another where you bought it to where you could just exchange it and see what happens?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Would I bump up the humidity then too or wait?

Maybe wait an extra day before increasing humidity or until you see an external pip but if you check air cell size once you lockdown you will have a better idea if you need to wait or not.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

That looks like a normal cycle for this kind of incubator. It dosent hold the temp exact all day long.

That's what I said initially as well but it sounds like now it's not actually going over 99 I think?

 

[junior67]

That looks like a normal cycle for this kind of incubator. It dosent hold the temp exact all day long.

I know it won't hold exact but it is set at 101 and still only 98's maybe 99 according to my calibrated thermometer. When it was set at 100.5 it did the same. Actually only went up to 99.2 then. That is what concerns me not the ups and downs.

 

[junior67]

Ok that would definitely have me questioning if you have a lemon now that we know your thermometers are all good and calibrated properly. You getting thrown all kinds of curveballs with this hatch. Bad meat thermometers, inconsistent temps, and a possible lemon incubator! Did they have another where you bought it to where you could just exchange it and see what happens?

I bought it on Amazon so I can exchange it. I think they send a new one and then I have a month to ship this one back. The first one I got from another store the heating element screws were out and the plastic was broken. Lol.

Thinking I should exchange it and see. ok have it set to exchange. the new one won't be here till April 3. Should I set the eggs in this one then when the new one comes warm it up and get it ready then transfer the eggs? Would the temp being lower for a couple days or inconsistent hurt the eggs or prevent them from starting? I know a bit lower can make them slower to develop, but if it holds around 99 would that be ok for 3-4 days and not really change much?

 

[Lemon-Drop]

I usually toss my clears sometime between day 7-10 but just because they're not fertilized doesn't mean they will definitely go bad. The stinky exploding eggs are from a specific type of bacteria that builds up gases inside of the egg. The warmth and humidity of the incubator is a perfect environment for bacteria but that doesn't immediately mean they will explode if not fertilized. There are people that fill the incubator and never candle eggs. They just wait to see what hatches. lol

Ok, thanks!

 

[Lemon-Drop]

There are people that fill the incubator and never candle eggs. They just wait to see what hatches.

How can they bear not knowing?