I made a stupid mistake!!! Are the eggs ok???

[aggieterpkatie]

UGH! I could just kick myself right now! I've had 2 eggs in the bator for a week now. The temp was reading 100*. It was steady for the whole week. (I have an LG bator). I was gearing up to put eggs in at midnight this morning for the Thanksgiving hatch. Hubby brought home his multi-meter (some fancy tools mechanics use-it has a thermometer built in). He swears it's accurate so I wanted to compare it to the LG thermometer that I'd been using for a week.

SO, put the multi-meter guage in, and it's reading only 98*. Soooooo I debated whether or not to change it, but against by better judgement I upped the temp a bit. It fluctuated and I finally got it holding steady at 100*. I went to bed at midnight after I put the 18 new eggs in.

Woke up this morning at 6:30 and the multi-meter was reading 107*!!!!!!!

So I quickly opened the bator to let heat out. I played around with it a bit more and got it holding steady at 98*, the LG reads 100*. I don't know which thermometer is right!

Are the eggs dead?

I had to leave for work, but Hubby called and said it's still reading the same. I'm so afraid it'll spike again for some reason! It was perfect for a WEEK and I had to go mess it up!!!!

 

[gumpsgirl]

It's hard to say at this point. Especially since you don't know how long the temp. was that high. I say you need to hold on for awhile (at least until day 10) to decide if the eggs aren't any good or not.

I have found with past experience that LG's are very temperamental and adjusting them before going to bed is a HUGE no, no. They swing so badly, you never know what temp. they will reach (down or up) when you back is turned.

Sorry this happened.

 

[feedstorechick]

I don't think I'd give up on those eggs yet. It takes hours for the inside of the egg to reach the air temperature when you first place them in the incubator.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

I really hope they're ok! Gosh, I wish I could go home and check on them to make sure the temperature is still stable. I wonder if I can get my BIL to run over there real quick.

 

[Fluffy-Butt-Farms]

i definately wouldn't trust the lg thermo. mine red 100, so i put the eggs in, and after my hova was done, put the hova thermo in there, and it was 104. needless to say, i've lost all but 5 eggs out of 39. i've also noticed that the lg doesn't hold temp as well as the hova did. it has a fluctuation of about 2 degrees where the hova didn't fluctuate at all and they are sitting next to each other.

i'll pray for your eggs. hopefully you caught it in time.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Ok, so I snuck home to check on the bator, and the multimeter is holding steady at 98* and the LG is reading 100*.

Here's the question.....if the multimeter is right, will the eggs be ok at the low temp? I need to go get a third thermometer.

But until I can do that, I'd rather leave it where it is instead of have them get too hot.

 

[Elite Silkies]

If your using a still air LG the temperature needs to read 102 degrees. If it's forced air the temperature needs to read 99.5-100 degrees. If it's still air reading 98 to 100, your temps are too low. You need to give a thermo at least 30 minutes and then check the temp reading.

I personally would use the thermo that your husband brought you rather than the one that came with the LG.

 

[Junkmanme]

IF the multi-meter your husband brought home is a FLUKE, I would go with that temp reading. FLUKE makes very accurate instruments!

-Junkmanme-

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Quote:
It's a Blue Point.

Thanks everyone! I'll go ahead and up the temps *very carefully* tonight!

 

[Junkmanme]

Blue Point is a "Snap-On" brand. ALSO QUALITY Equipment!

-Junkmanme-