Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[1muttsfan]

I have 2 aquarium thermometers that I calibrated to make sure that my LG one was right. It was super close. I dont know how to calibrate the LG one thats connected to the plastic.

That's about all you can do, except get a better quality one - Brinsea's Spot Check is well worth the cost.

 

[aart]

I have 2 aquarium thermometers that I calibrated to make sure that my LG one was right. It was super close. I dont know how to calibrate the LG one thats connected to the plastic.

Sorry, Pet Peeve.....but.....
You cannot 'calibrate' most thermometers, as it requires a 'standard' of known temp and adjustment of the readout of the thermometer.

You can 'compare' them to other thermometers and pick the ones that are closest.....then guess from there.
You can 'test' thermometers in boiling and ice water, but that's a pretty big range and we need to be in the middle of that for incubation.

 

[aart]

Sweet!!!

Are the other flock members behaving themselves?

 

[wannahomestead]

Sweet!!!

Are the other flock members behaving themselves?

So far so good .

Mama proved to me today that I don't need to worry, since one of my EE's got apparently too close and momma went full dragon mode

 

[Featherlyadvice]

Sorry, Pet Peeve.....but.....
You cannot 'calibrate' most thermometers, as it requires a 'standard' of known temp and adjustment of the readout of the thermometer.

You can 'compare' them to other thermometers and pick the ones that are closest.....then guess from there.
You can 'test' thermometers in boiling and ice water, but that's a pretty big range and we need to be in the middle of that for incubation.

Correct. Sorry for misspeaking. I "tested" the aquarium thermometers by putting them in a little water full of ice and tried to see how close they got to 32 degrees. They gave me an idea in regards to how close to correct they were. I then placed them in the bator to see how they compared to the LG therm. I also placed a digital therm in there, let it acclimate and then took the temp. My aquarium therms seem to be about 3 degrees off, but the same. It was interesting

 

[wannahomestead]

 

[1muttsfan]

Calibrate can mean resetting an instrument so that it reads correctly. It also, however, has the following definition

"(To) correlate the readings of (an instrument) with those of a standard in order to check the instrument's accuracy."

 

[1muttsfan]

Cute -love to see a good Broody

 

[aart]

Calibrate can mean resetting an instrument so that it reads correctly. It also, however, has the following definition

"(To) correlate the readings of (an instrument) with those of a standard in order to check the instrument's accuracy."

Yep.

 

[Featherlyadvice]

Adorable. Out of curiosity, if you use a silkie to brood eggs, do they do a good job with the chicks AFTER they hatch as well?