Hovabator Hell: Fluctuating Temperature

[ang3lb0y]

Two years ago I got a hovabator from a friend who couldn't hatch anything in it. I said I would help fix it for her and now I have an almost 100% hatch rate on farm foul. The problem I had was the temperature in the hovabator fluctuating. I researched and found a forum that told me to duct tape a penny to the bottom of the incubator's wafer. I tried that and now my temp. stays at about 98•F-99•F. I recommend that people who have problems with their hovabator's temp. fluctuating, do this to their hovabators. It's a great way to fix it. Also, if possible, use a fan to circulate the air in the incubator. It helps a lot.

NOTE: I've had better hatches with the dry incubation method, you can learn about it here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-incubate-hatch-eggs-using-the-dry-incubation-method
Dry incubation, if tweaked, can work for waterfoul.

Hope this thread helps fix your problems

 

[Jmiller89]

Two years ago I got a hovabator from a friend who couldn't hatch anything in it. I said I would help fix it for her and now I have an almost 100% hatch rate on farm foul. The problem I had was the temperature in the hovabator fluctuating. I researched and found a forum that told me to duct tape a penny to the bottom of the incubator's wafer. I tried that and now my temp. stays at about 98•F-99•F. I recommend that people who have problems with their hovabator's temp. fluctuating, do this to their hovabators. It's a great way to fix it. Also, if possible, use a fan to circulate the air in the incubator. It helps a lot.

NOTE: I've had better hatches with the dry incubation method, you can learn about it here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-incubate-hatch-eggs-using-the-dry-incubation-method
Dry incubation, if tweaked, can work for waterfoul.

Hope this thread helps fix your problems

I know this is an old thread but do you happen to have a picture of what you mean? I bought a hovabator last year and hatch rate has been terrible compared to my cheap Amazon incubators. The temp is not consistent at all. Thank you for any insight.