Harris Farms Nurture Right 360 Incubator is AMAZING!

[CluckNDoodle]

Yes I did the ice bath. But I used ice cubes since I didn't have crushed. That is when it showed my cheap rectangle ones were 1. Right on, 2. A degree off, 3 was 2* off but one was messing up from the beginning.

After I checked those was when I put the tip of the meat one in the vent hole and it read 110* in the incubator...... So then did the boil water test and it went to max not 212 ( boil point here is 211.8).. so that was when I had no clue.

But this morning before I left the cheapie rectangle ones said 99.7 and 100.1 (then the way off one was 97.9 or something. The govee was still saying 98.7. So thinking maybe other 2 are right.

To calibrate the govee it says to put in a plastic bag and put that in the ice bath. It had to sit in it longer due to the bag so maybe I calibrated it wrong? Lowest I got it to was 32.5 so I lowered it that .5 since you can adjust it, but maybe I had it in too long to make up for the bag?

Ok, thanks for clarifying again, I like to double check because calibration is so important and I talk to so many people that I forget who did what so I'm constantly double checking of that. lol

I'm zero help on the govee, I know a lot of people use them and seem to like them but I've never used one. It does seem like you would be more likely to get a slightly off reading from using a bag.
At this point, because I'm kind of stumped and I can only go off of my experience, I would go with the cheap ones because it's what I use and what I'm having successful hatches with and that's really the ultimate goal here.

Side note, I put the meat thermometer inside the incubator when calibrating the cheap rectangle thermometers, not through the vent. The heating element is up there and will throw off the readings.

 

[aart]

So then did the boil water test and it went to max not 212 ( boil point here is 211.8).. so that was when I had no clue.

What kind of meat therm....got a link?
Screwed around with this for few hatches.
Then got one of these and never looked back.

 

[junior67]

What kind of meat therm....got a link?
Screwed around with this for few hatches.
Then got one of these and never looked back.

This is the one I have

 

[junior67]

Ok, thanks for clarifying again, I like to double check because calibration is so important and I talk to so many people that I forget who did what so I'm constantly double checking of that. lol

I'm zero help on the govee, I know a lot of people use them and seem to like them but I've never used one. It does seem like you would be more likely to get a slightly off reading from using a bag.
At this point, because I'm kind of stumped and I can only go off of my experience, I would go with the cheap ones because it's what I use and what I'm having successful hatches with and that's really the ultimate goal here.

Side note, I put the meat thermometer inside the incubator when calibrating the cheap rectangle thermometers, not through the vent. The heating element is up there and will throw off the readings.

It did the same when I put it in I think so thought maybe where it was resting on the plastic tray

 

[aart]

This is the one I have

Looks pretty good, +/- 1° tolerance and says it has a calibration "nut".

So then did the boil water test and it went to max not 212

What exactly does this mean?

 

[Lyuen]

Here is problem with the Nature Right 360. Not sure if the awkward two hands need for removing the top has been mentioned so I have included it. The other is IF you are trying to hatch Turkeys and Ducks.."the large egg breeds" you may run into problems with this incubator. If I would have know about this problem I may not have purchased this incubator. Some of the egg don't turn. I contacted the manufacturer and all they said was the eggs are too large and cannot be used in this type incubator. Anyone else have this problem? I put a pencil mark on the eggs to observe rotation and the incubator is not full of eggs. Over a couple days I've noticed several eggs remain in same location "Unturned". Manufacturer say I'll have to rotate those eggs manually. REALLY???? Whats the use of a egg turner if I have to manually rotate the eggs anyway. Might as well have purchased the Little Giant cheap incubator

There is a shop on Etsy (courdtCreations) that sells egg turner for different size eggs with great reviews from customers. I ordered one for goose eggs, but they also have it for quails, ducks, bantams, emus.

 

[Sally PB]

Out of curiosity, I wanted to see what my 2 probe thermometers registered for boiling water. (Documented on this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...formation-for-hatching.1516821/#post-25527553)

@Weeg posted the way to do it with freezing water (Thanks!), which I had read, but had forgotten. I plan to do that too.

It's faster for me to boil water than to try the ice cube method; I never use ice cubes, and would have to make some to do this. Weird, I know.

@aart, thanks for the thermometer link. I just ordered one. I am sooo toying with the idea of getting an NR360. I really can't do chicks this summer, but oh, man, chick fever is grabbing hold of my brain!

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

Out of curiosity, I wanted to see what my 2 probe thermometers registered for boiling water. (Documented on this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...formation-for-hatching.1516821/#post-25527553)

@Weeg posted the way to do it with freezing water (Thanks!), which I had read, but had forgotten. I plan to do that too.

It's faster for me to boil water than to try the ice cube method; I never use ice cubes, and would have to make some to do this. Weird, I know.

@aart, thanks for the thermometer link. I just ordered one. I am sooo toying with the idea of getting an NR360. I really can't do chicks this summer, but oh, man, chick fever is grabbing hold of my brain!

Maybe you could hatch some for friends? Or get some people who want to buy chicks from you?

 

[Sally PB]

Maybe you could hatch some for friends? Or get some people who want to buy chicks from you?

I'd love to do that, but there's a TSC 10 miles away, with sexed pullets. Mine would have to be sold as straight run mutts.

Though I bet they'd be pretty mutts!

 

[junior67]

Looks pretty good, +/- 1° tolerance and says it has a calibration "nut".


What exactly does this mean?

I put boiled water which should boil at 212 but the thermometer maxed out on the temp which is around 220.... This was after I calibrated it with the nut to 32 for the ice water