- Jun 17, 2012
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Hi all, I've checked all the threads but do not really see the solution to my problem so any help would be appreciated.
I've been using a suro 20 with a reasonable hatch rate of 80% and I decided I wanted to up the amount of eggs I wanted to hatch, I couldn't afford the £600 ish for a suro 50 so I bought an unbranded 48 egg bator.
This bator is driving me nuts, I have run three hatches so far and all have been abysmal, about 10%, I have had early hatches, late hatches, deformed chicks and the most common is fully formed failed to hatch/pip.
This bator has been used for the incubation part only and the eggs were moved to the Suro for lockdown at day 18,
The bator is forced Air with single internal fan, and humidity tray, it has auto temp and humidity meters.
When I first set it up I struggled for a few days to get the temp stable, but after recalibrate of the therm I thought I Sussed it and set the first eggs.
The results where shocking , so I checked again and noted that the rear of the bator was 1.5 degrees higher than the front where the bator temp senser is, so recalibrated the units temp to the higher temp at the rear of the unit. Knowing that higher temp is BAD, but similar or worse hatch occurred.
So the facts are :
Avg room temp 21' degrees
Yes there are drafts as this is used in a main room in the house
The rear of the bator is a degree over the front of the bator
The rear reads 37.5
The front reads 36.8' used a calibrated them to confirm'
When the bator notices drop in temp it switches heater on and the rear can reach 38.5 before stabalising although the front never rises above 37.5
The u unit seems too reheat the rear of the bator before the front. So I presume the heater element gets hotter at the rear
Questions.
1.Would installing a better fan help distribute air quicker and cause less fluctuations
2. The temp sensor is towards the front of the unit, if I can find away should I try and extend it to the middle of the unit?
3. How can I insulate the bator from variances in room temp as I already have it in a styrofoam jacket.
4. Should I just bin it and save up for a new bator
Please help all advice gratefully received as I can't handle the constant tweaking and pot hatches
I've been using a suro 20 with a reasonable hatch rate of 80% and I decided I wanted to up the amount of eggs I wanted to hatch, I couldn't afford the £600 ish for a suro 50 so I bought an unbranded 48 egg bator.
This bator is driving me nuts, I have run three hatches so far and all have been abysmal, about 10%, I have had early hatches, late hatches, deformed chicks and the most common is fully formed failed to hatch/pip.
This bator has been used for the incubation part only and the eggs were moved to the Suro for lockdown at day 18,
The bator is forced Air with single internal fan, and humidity tray, it has auto temp and humidity meters.
When I first set it up I struggled for a few days to get the temp stable, but after recalibrate of the therm I thought I Sussed it and set the first eggs.
The results where shocking , so I checked again and noted that the rear of the bator was 1.5 degrees higher than the front where the bator temp senser is, so recalibrated the units temp to the higher temp at the rear of the unit. Knowing that higher temp is BAD, but similar or worse hatch occurred.
So the facts are :
Avg room temp 21' degrees
Yes there are drafts as this is used in a main room in the house
The rear of the bator is a degree over the front of the bator
The rear reads 37.5
The front reads 36.8' used a calibrated them to confirm'
When the bator notices drop in temp it switches heater on and the rear can reach 38.5 before stabalising although the front never rises above 37.5
The u unit seems too reheat the rear of the bator before the front. So I presume the heater element gets hotter at the rear
Questions.
1.Would installing a better fan help distribute air quicker and cause less fluctuations
2. The temp sensor is towards the front of the unit, if I can find away should I try and extend it to the middle of the unit?
3. How can I insulate the bator from variances in room temp as I already have it in a styrofoam jacket.
4. Should I just bin it and save up for a new bator
Please help all advice gratefully received as I can't handle the constant tweaking and pot hatches
