BelovedBirds
Crossing the Road
it's possible that the incubator has cool spots.Oh ok that makes sense! It was touching the bottom earlier so maybe that was the issue, I’ll elevate it and see if there’s a difference while waiting for the water to ice!
Something I noticed was that the only the two eggs on the top right developed but when I moved them to keep them away from the foul egg, the other ones that ended up at in that place were a bit cold to the touch, they weren’t warm, is that because they were dead?
Aww such cuties! Congratulations! What incubator did you use, hygrometer and thermometer? If I plan to hatch anymore I’m considering buying a new incubator that works better given this one still causes issues after calibrating everything but I’m not sure which one would be good. An automatically rotating one would’ve been ideal so on days where I’m home late there’s no issue but in that case which one has a more reliable rotator? (how do i calibrate an incubator btw and a humidity meter? Or is it not possible to calibrate a whole incubator and will I have to use the external meters to find the right temperature and water volume I’ll need to add before putting in eggs)
But sometimes the eggs do go a little cooler when they've passed- it would be necessary to candle them looking for veins and movement to determine whether theyre okay or not.
Generally its not necessary or possible to calibrate the entire incubator. Just separate thermometer. It is possible to calibrate a hygrometer too, I'm not too sure how that's done. I think it uses salt?