Hova Bator Genesis- question about temps

[TattooQ27]

We just got our first hova bator genesis and we aren't sure what is going on with the temps. The digital readout says its pre-set to 100.0 and its been fluctuating between 99.3 and 99.7 which seems fine.

But....

We also have 3 digital thermometers in there at egg level. 1 is reading 97, another is reading 97.5 and the third is reading 98.4. The digital readout and all 3 of the egg level thermometers have been pretty consistent for 2 days now.


Should we trust the incubator readout and ignore the other 3 thermometers or is something wrong with it and we should send it back?

 

[Jarrett Dobbins]

I usually go with the thermometers that are at egg level, especially if there is three. There is a lot of people who says that this happens and usually the response is trust the thermometers not built into the incubator!

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[my sunwolf]

Hm, the forced air incubators usually don't have that drastic of hot and cold spots, so it sounds like either all 3 external thermometers are wrong, or the incubator thermometer is wrong. I actually have a hard time trusting cheap digital thermometers, but if they've been calibrated I would trust them. If not, it's kind of a toss-up. My Hovabator's thermometer ended up being correct, but Jarrett is right in that most people do not trust it.