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I wouldn't just take for granted that the spot check is the accurate one. I've got 4 of them running around that I very rarely use. 2 of them won't register a temp most of the time. There are better thermometers out there. I personally use an infrared gun that is lab certified every 6 months.
 
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fire370 said:
I wouldn't just take for granted that the spot check is the accurate one. I've got 4 of them running around that I very rarely use. 2 of them won't register a temp most of the time. There are better thermometers out there. I personally use an infrared gun that is lab certified every 6 months.
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I tested one with ice water and looked like it was reading 1.5 degrees high. I don't know if that is a good way to test or not!
 
ki4got said:
did it again, came downstairs yesterday wondering why the 2 (yes only 2) chicks I had in the house still, were raising such a racket... but they were all just acting normally. then I looked into the sportsman, and the floor was littered with chicks! I need to cut some cushion for the floor, several were a bit splayed. but overall it was a good hatch, even without any extra humidity.
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LOL, Yep chickens dont need that high humidity, I have done it soo many times of not locking them down. WOOO HOO , now you wouldn't be able to get away with that if they were ducks. LOL
 
sssharon said:
Well I don't know who answered my question for sure about the humidity if it was PD or lady cat anyway I have the hova bator 1602N thermal air incubator. The humidity always starts out a little high and then it just seems to fluctuate it's been raining a lot here and it's humid here and it's been going between 27 up to 33, mostly staying in the 20s upper 20s. I just candled my eggs for the first time its the seventh day. I have 16 eggs in the incubator and 15 of them are fertile. One was clear. In the Ameraucana eggs I could see three of them with chicks moving quite a bit. I held perfectly still so it wasn't my imagination and one of them was really moving a lot I was amazed actually. I didn't know you could see that this early in the game. I have a real good Candler and it shows up great in the blue eggs and pretty clear in the green ones. I'm real excited about my turn out on them today and I hope I get a good hatch rate also but who doesn't. Thanks for the input. Like I say it's been so humid here I haven't even had to add any water hardly this last few days.
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NICE GOOD JOB!!! Usually at day four I can see the little buggers. Lol
 
marchick said:
Hi,I need some help! I am going into lockdown sat. in my 1588 genesus forced air! I took 6 readings center (98.3-98.5) front right (99.5-99.7) front left (98.0-98.1) left back (98.0-98.3) right back (95.7-96.0) center back (96.1-96.3) Should I raise temp or just not put any eggs in the back where it is reading low? I used the spot check therm!
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Wow your doing your home work. Lol I would try to get it close to 100 and the rest of those numbers will go up and you should be good to go.
 
Lacrystol said:
Wow your doing your home work. Lol I would try to get it close to 100 and the rest of those numbers will go up and you should be good to go.
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Doing my homework to the point of insanity!!! I thought at lockdown I need to lower temp by 1 to 1.5 degrees and raise humidity.I will figure this out or go crazy trying!!!
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