Lockdown temps too low. Please advise!

[kupi99]

Arg. And here I was thinking this hatch was going much smoother than the last.

I put my eggs into lockdown this morning at about 8:30. Before lockdown I've been measuring the temp from the top of eggs in an autoturner, and it's been holding very steady since about day 4 (had some low temps before then). I've put the therometer on the wire rack with the eggs, and its keeps measuring real low, like 94.6. I don't know why there should be any difference between the temps of the tops of the eggs, and the bottom of the bator, since I have a forced air incubator, but that's the only reason I can I think why it would be different. I'm worried b/c its been a few hours with it that low. I have LG. Should I bump it trying to get the temp up at the bottom of the bator and risk the spike this late in the game? Or hold on and wait for a late hatch. 94 seems real low to me, so I am worried.

Also, if this matters, its actually day 20 for me, not day 18. I had to put them into lockdown late, long story.

 

[Julie08]

the temp at the top of the eggs should be 102, that will make the middle of the eggs around 99 where they should be I would bump it up, not like one day either at the currrent temp or at a higher temp will really make any difference at this point what is done is done, probably will have a late hatch

 

[seminolewind]

They should hatch tonight or tomorrow, so I would not worry about it. I think the most I would do is put a 60 watt bulb lamp over the bator, about 16 inches above it, and that's it.