Incubator help please

[wyochick10]

Have you salt tested the hygrometers for accuracy? do you know which of the thermometers is most accurate? My digital can be off +/- 5*. You may want to consider checking temp with medical grade oral thermometer. I also compare my digital reading to room temp to determine how much it could be off.

Thank you for reply. I do not know which is the most accurate which is why I am driving myself crazy! Also I have not salt tested the hygrometer. The humidity seems to be staying pretty solid on both meters (right now 48 and 49%). I did have the digital one out before the eggs came and seems pretty accurate with room temperature. Thanks again all the help!

 

[LuvBantums]

Oh ok thank you. I was under the impression that the Nuture Right one rolled them side to side to turn them.

Some incubators might, but I'm not sure about this one you have

 

[Pyxis]

Oh ok thank you. I was under the impression that the Nuture Right one rolled them side to side to turn them.

The Nurture Right does roll them on their sides to turn them. But I think it will be fine, and better that than an incubator that might cook them - 103 is only one degree below the killing temperature.

 

[aart]

Is the temp fluctuation happening after you try to adjust the temp?
Easy to 'ping-pong' the temp....give it a couple hours after any adjustment to stabilize.

I like to test my therms against a human medical thermometer:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...incubator-thermometers-and-hygrometers.73634/

 

[wyochick10]

The Nurture Right does roll them on their sides to turn them. But I think it will be fine, and better that than an incubator that might cook them - 103 is only one degree below the killing temperature.

Ok I went and got the Nuture Right. It’s getting to temp/humidity now. Thank you so much for all your help!

 

[Pyxis]

Ok I went and got the Nuture Right. It’s getting to temp/humidity now. Thank you so much for all your help!

You're welcome!

You can try playing with the Farm Innovators to see if you can find the temperature on the display that actually is 99.5. But since these are expensive eggs you bought it's probably best not to experiment with them, haha.

 

[wyochick10]

Is the temp fluctuation happening after you try to adjust the temp?
Easy to 'ping-pong' the temp....give it a couple hours after any adjustment to stabilize.

I like to test my therms against a human medical thermometer:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...incubator-thermometers-and-hygrometers.73634/

No that’s the weird thing. It will be stable (I think) then it either spikes or drops out of the blue. I was very careful not to be too quick to adjust the temp. Thanks for the link!

 

[wyochick10]

So it’s day 14 and I candled them. One for sure is alive! O ne blood ring and a couple of nothings. A couple have bad detached air cells very liquidy looking and floating also. Not looking good over all. But I have a question about this one. I don’t think it’s viable but not sure what it is.