My Hatching Journey: the Adventures of a Complete Newbie

[BYC910]

Same what?

Question.... Can I use sticky tac or suchlike stuff to attach the fish tank thermo to the egg turners? They just fall through when balanced, as they are too narrow. Would that influence readings?
-Banti

Are the floaters reading the same as you Hygro II and the egg top thermometer? Yes you can you can also use zip ties and cut them off later no big deal don't cover the bulb . What you should do though is calibrate your other thermometers with them . Remember your looking for egg top temperature . As you build your Banti bator keep this in mind . When the floaters get to a 100 degrees the temp marks are further apart and have a higher value .What we're looking for is answers as to why your eggs didn't hatch . Also to have accurate temperatures during the next incubation . So find out what temperature you Incubated at . this will allow you to make adjustments, and hopefully have a good hatch this time.

 

[BantyChooks]

Are the floaters reading the same as you Hygro II  and the egg top thermometer? Yes you can  you can also use zip ties and cut them off later no big deal don't cover the bulb . What you should do though is calibrate your other thermometers with them . Remember your looking for egg top temperature . As you build your Banti bator  keep this in mind . When the floaters get to a 100 degrees the temp marks are further apart and have a higher value .What we're looking for is answers as to why your eggs didn't hatch . Also to have accurate  temperatures during the next incubation . So find out what temperature  you Incubated at . this will allow you to make adjustments, and hopefully have a good hatch this time.

Hygroset II is reading 67, both fish tank thermos are 68. LG is way off, 63.... When I calibrated the hygroset in ice water the first time, it was 1 degree high just like now.... So maybe the bag was skewing the reading? I'm pretty sure now the tank thermos are accurate.
-Banti

 

[BYC910]

Hygroset II is reading 67, both fish tank thermos are 68. LG is way off, 63.... When I calibrated the hygroset in ice water the first time, it was 1 degree high just like now.... So maybe the bag was skewing the reading? I'm pretty sure now the tank thermos are accurate.
-Banti

and which one did you use for incubation . you can move the tube to adjust the LG . or just leave it out ! So you were running a degree or so high with the little hygroset .you should be running 100 to 101 with this in mind what was the highest spike and duration of the spike ? also that temperature was center egg . so how high do you think egg top temperature really was you had one egg that should have carried on and a least come close to hatch. I saw the veins . its is very important that you do egg top temperature .

 

[BantyChooks]

and which one did you use for incubation .

you can move the tube to adjust the LG . or just leave it out !


So you were running a degree or so high with the little hygroset .

you should be running 100 to 101 with this in mind what was the highest spike and duration of the spike ?

Also that temperature was center egg .

so how high do you think egg top temperature really was

You had one egg that should have carried on and a least come close to hatch. I saw the veins .

its is very important that you do egg top temperature .

I used the hygroset as my main measuring device. I didn't know that about measurement levels, I'll have to check what the temp was at correct height.

 

[BYC910]

Ok.
-Banti

Am I reading it wrong the Hygroset is 67 and the floater is 68 there by meaning it was reading one degree low 67=68 so 99=100 101=102 102=103 do I have this wrong ? 103=104 or are the numbers the other way ? btw 1 degree off is good for the little hygroset II .Next question what was the exact level of the thermometer in relation to the to eggs .I know that you had the thermometer in the egg socket at first .and raised it a little but not enough if you go to hobby lobby or a craft store you can buy wooden eggs that are flat on one end . and can be placed in the turner with the little hygro glued to the top or the floaters . I don't know why I didn't think about this sooner . but you get my point . egg top temperature . I really hope I'm not confusing you .

 

[BantyChooks]

Am I reading it wrong the Hygroset is 67 and the floater is 68 there by meaning it was reading one degree low 67=68 so 99=100 101=102 102=103 do I have this wrong ? 103=104 or are the numbers the other way ?

btw 1 degree off is good for the little hygroset II .Next question what was the exact level of the thermometer in relation to the to eggs .I know that you had the thermometer in the egg socket at first
I still have it in the socket, more on top of the socket as it' a bit big for it.
.and raised it a little but not enough if you go to hobby lobby or a craft store you can buy wooden eggs that are flat on one end . and can be placed in the turner with the little hygro glued to the top or the floaters . I don't know why I didn't think about this sooner . but you get my point . egg top temperature . I really hope I'm not confusing you .

What I meant, was the hygroset would read 102 when it wa really 101, or 33 when it was really 32. But, now the tank thermos, both of them, and the hygroset agree on 65 for ambient temps... So maybe it is just about .5 off and it therefore it goes to 102 a little sooner, making it appear to be a whole degree off?
Base line: yes, it goes the other way. Sorry for the confusion...

 

[BYC910]

I am not worried about the one% hygro difference that is not a problem . what has puzzled me was the embryo quieting at such a early stage of development .

trying to come up with every reason I can think of . When I get time I will do a study on still air and the heat at each one half inch level of the incubator. so if air temperature is 101.5 at the top of the egg what is at the center and at the bottom . I don't know . but my thought is one degree per inch of height . I guess I would need to know what a broody hen's body temperature is to know what it should be. they are the best still air incubators .I never have even looked that up .

ok now I have really lost it . I have chores and a incubator to get going

 

[BantyChooks]

I am not worried about the one% hygro difference that is not a problem .
what has puzzled me was the embryo quieting at such a early stage of development . trying to come up with every reason I can think of .
When I get time I will do a study on still air and the heat at each one half inch level of the incubator. so if air temperature is 101.5 at the top of the egg what is at the center and at the bottom . I don't know . but my thought is one degree per inch of height .

I guess I would need to know what a broody hen's body temperature is to know what it should be.
they are the best still air incubators .I never have even looked that up . ok now I have really lost it .

I have chores and a incubator to get going

Hens' body temperature apparently goes up to 107°F if my books are correct. Don't quote me on that, though.

 

[BantyChooks]

Hm... Sorta inconclusive results on calibration.... Rock bottom is 30, and both of them went to 30, but this time I used whole ice cubes instead of crushed and sat it outside until it got a ice crust on top. Should I say that's good enough? Try again with crushed? Maybe it was too cold?

Edit: retried, the one I didn't let touch the ice cubes read 32. That must have been the problem.

 

[BantyChooks]

Started unofficial test run---I didn't realize how much I missed the hum of the auto turner.
I did find a way to measure temps just below the top of the egg. Hurrah for cardboard and sticky tac.