New to hatching - Incubator Question

[Huntmaster]

Yes always better to get things set right before adding valuable eggs. Just monitor it even when good eggs are in depending on where incubator is set up they can fluctuate a bit. Have you candled eggs to know if viable before lockdown?

 

[Huntmaster]

I’m testing that with one of the eggs I gathered today, that I’m not hatching!! I’m going to give it a few minutes to let it settle and then see what the temp says

Might take more than a few min to get that egg up to temp.

 

[Khelms829]

Yes always better to get things set right before adding valuable eggs. Just monitor it even when good eggs are in depending on where incubator is set up they can fluctuate a bit. Have you candled eggs to know if viable before lockdown?

Yes I’ve canceled them and all of them were moving around like crazy last night so they are all viable… I’m about an hour into day 19 so I know I need to get them locked down!! Right now they’re in a separate incubator (a no name one from China my mom bought) and that incubator has issues with the temperature being to high on the hatching floor (that heating element is below the heating floor) and the design leads to a high number of chicks falling into the watering chambers and drowning….

 

[Huntmaster]

Good Luck Sounds like you have things under control. You have the longest few days ahead of you just try to let them do there thing, and remember the less interference the better.

 

[Huntmaster]

If you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask I would be glad to help if I can, and if not there are plenty of knowledgeable folks on here that will.

 

[Khelms829]

Good Luck Sounds like you have things under control. You have the longest few days ahead of you just try to let them do there thing, and remember the less interference the better.

That’s what I’m trying to do but it’s been 20 mins since I put that egg in and I’ve got the incubator digital readout that says it’s 101.5 but at the top of the egg the temp is still reading 96 and isn’t that too low?

 

[Huntmaster]

That is low but it can take awhile for a egg come up to temp depending on its temp before putting it in.

 

[Khelms829]

That is low but it can take awhile for a egg come up to temp depending on its temp before putting it in.

Okay that makes sense it was on my counter and with my ac on it’s about 68 degrees in my house. So I’ll let it sit for about an hour and check on it again and see what it’s at! Thanks for all your help

 

[Huntmaster]

From reading your earlier post the temp was higher than that at bottom of incubator showing 97-98 so I would say egg is still cooler causing lower temp of 96.

 

[Huntmaster]

Temps can also vary in different spots in smaller incubators