*Is the temp. to high?!*

[Tripp16]

Ok first question.....I was adding water to the incubator this morning and when I picked the lid up the attached thermometer with tape it had stuck to a egg and the egg was just dangling!!!

I took it off and put it back in the incubator will it be ok?? Or is that one a goner??

Second question...... The Hova Bator incubator I have is preset to 100 degrees but my egg hatching guide says that chickens need 99.5 degrees and mines around 100 to 102 degree!

Is this bad!?

 

[Tuffoldhen]

I keep mine at 99.5 to 99.8. 100 is not horrible but never 102 unless it's a still air incubator. If it's those temps in your hova they could either hatch out early with problems or you will cook the eggs. My 2-cents!

Leave the egg, don't throw it and candle again when it's time to see if there is growth.

 

[Tripp16]

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Well I dont think its 102 Its maybe 100 or 101. Thanks and I will candle tomorrow being the 4th day....

 

[hdowden]

mines a still air and my temps stay at 99-100. i did have a spike to 102 from the kids tounching it i adjusted it barly touched it myself and the temp seemed steady but in the morning it was a steady 97. i got it back to its ttemp and all of mine are doing just fine.