is 102.3 TOO hot to leave bator at?

[Nikkumz]

Its day 19 for half the batch and day 16 for the other half and im having trouble keeping the temp right in the bator, My humidity is styaing pretty good at around 60%.
Will the chicks be ok if i let the temp stay at 102.3 or should i keep trying to change it

 

[debilorrah]

That is WAY too hot. Shoot for a max of 100 even. MAXIMUM!
What bator do you have?

Edited because I am an idiot.

 

[Nikkumz]

Minimum 100 or maximum? I have a homemade bator, its made out of a plastic rubbermaid tub

 

[debilorrah]

Quote:
Oh Lordy. MAXIMUM. So sorry about that!!!

 

[deerman]

if it has a fan 99.5 if still air no fan then 101 top of the egg.....thats best 102 if incubator has a fan TO HOT!!!!

 

[Nikkumz]

No fan.... so is 102.3 okay? My thermometer is taped to side of the bator about an inch above the eggs

 

[Missouri Chicken Chick]

You should try to get the thermometer even with the top of the eggs. Heat rises, so near the top will be a lot hotter than down where the eggs are. If the temperature there is 102, it's too hot. As the eggs develop they start generating their own heat, so you have to monitor the temperature and make sure it doesn't go over 100 degrees if it's a still air incubator.

 

[Nikkumz]

In that case, we are on day 19 like i said so is it ok if the temp sits around 97?

 

[FuzzyButtsFarm]

Get a better themostat. Get a better thermostat. Get a better thermostat. Its the heart of any incubator.

 

[Nikkumz]

I dont have a thermostat, my thermostat is taking the lid off to cool it down lol....
I havent had any problems until yesterday, The temp had been staying perfectly around 99.5? I dont know whats up with it