i hate my hova-bator

[incubatingisfun]

the tempeture fluctuates so much does anybody no how to steady it

 

[Mahonri]

My 1588 stays steady right at 99.5

What I hate is how I have to constantly monitor the humidity.

 

[incubatingisfun]

i know humidiity is a pain in mine to

 

[panner123]

Like most bators, it takes some time to get to know them. Before you ever put an egg in one, you need to learn all its little quirks. Start out by turning it on and leave it for 2 days just as it came out of the box using the set up instrutions. DO NOT LOOK AT IT OR TOUCH IT. Put some bags of sand in it for bulk (heat control). When you do check it, make only small adjustments and wait hours before touching it again. Once you get it set at the correct temp and humidity and only then do you put your eggs in. So many people think you can buy a bator, plug it in and it is ready for their eggs. They get mad and the chicks die. LEARN YOUR MACHINE. I see this every day with people cursing LGs every day. I use LGs with great success all the time. A bator is not something you plug in and it works, it needs to be adjusted. Everytime you clean it, it will need to be readjusted. If you read some of the past posts, you will find where some here have hatched chicks in everything an electric fry pan to their bra.

 

[gumpsgirl]

Which Hova model are you using? I have the 1588 and like Mahonri, mine stays steady at 99.5.

Another question is where do you have your incubator at? It needs to be placed away from windows or any drafty area. The middle of my kitchen is where mine sits and like I already said, I've never had an issue with it.

 

[ClutteredCounty]

panner123 is right. I haven't incubated eggs in years and when I did I used a Little Giant with great success. I recently got the bator-bug again and I have been borrowing a Hova-bator from a friend. I have had no problems maintaining a temp. I even broke down and bought one and it arrives today. I bought it because it's what I am working with now and have become familiar with it. I did let my run for days before hand. If I had to adjust the temp up or down, I left it sit for the rest of the day before peeking at the temp/humidity again.