Is too much eggs in incubator bad?

[WilliamH]

I have goose eggs and chicken eggs in a incubator. It has been 24 hours since they’ve been in there. This morning I opened the incubator to roll the eggs and the goose eggs didn’t seem as warm as other eggs I’ve incubated. The goose egg was warm but it didn’t feel internally warm. When I held the goose egg after 10 seconds the eggs slightly got colder. I was wondering if too many eggs is causing this to happen. Before I incubated chicken and duck eggs and they were warm. FYI the incubator is set at 37.7c and 50-65 humidity and the top is always closed completely.

 

[MGG]

I have goose eggs and chicken eggs in a incubator. It has been 24 hours since they’ve been in there. This morning I opened the incubator to roll the eggs and the goose eggs didn’t seem as warm as other eggs I’ve incubated. The goose egg was warm but it didn’t feel internally warm. When I held the goose egg after 10 seconds the eggs slightly got colder. I was wondering if too many eggs is causing this to happen. Before I incubated chicken and duck eggs and they were warm. FYI the incubator is set at 37.7c and 50-65 humidity and the top is always closed completely.View attachment 2155564

You need at least 1 calibrated thermometer in there. Your temp is probably off. The red numbers on top are almost always wrong. I have that incubator, and mine was 2 whole degrees off. That would have drastic affects. So get a thermometer asap. Get a good hydrometer too.

 

[LaFleche]

Waterfowl and chicken eggs are best not incubated together as they have very different requirements. For instance the necessary RH for goose eggs is way too high for chicken eggs.

 

[WilliamH]

You need at least 1 calibrated thermometer in there. Your temp is probably off. The red numbers on top are almost always wrong. I have that incubator, and mine was 2 whole degrees off. That would have drastic affects. So get a thermometer asap. Get a good hydrometer too.

Will a aquarium thermometer work?

You need at least 1 calibrated thermometer in there. Your temp is probably off. The red numbers on top are almost always wrong. I have that incubator, and mine was 2 whole degrees off. That would have drastic affects. So get a thermometer asap. Get a good hydrometer too.