Nuture Right 360 issues

[Kiki]

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I just recently started using them and I love being able to see the exact temperature for the entire day.
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[SourRoses]

What Kiki said is spot-on.

I haven't found any incubator to be suitable for just any location in a house. It needs to be a sheltered, low draft area. A kitchen counter is going to have different temperatures coming at it from all directions in most house designs. If it's a stone counter, that's a lot of cold thermal mass working against the heating unit. There's also the chance of cooking fumes posing problems for the eggs.

The biggest con to the NR360 is the lid. It's very difficult to line up when closing. I have 2 and they are different in the way they need to be handled to close fully. With one I can just set the lid in approximately the right place and nudge each side at the top and it falls into place properly. With the second I have to hold the lid at an angle to line up the little notch in the lid with the tab on the tray, starting at the back and then getting the front into place. A little wiggle with two hands on the top to confirm it's right.
So, are you certain your lid is closing properly?

Everything else about the incubator makes the lid issue worth the hassle IMO. But if it's not for you, that's your call.

To help eggs roll smoothly, I like to use a rubber shelf liner cut to fit the bottom, there's plenty of clearance for the turner. The first hatch I used it without a liner, eggs would kind of "roll back" in their cells after being turned, the movement was so jerky, and it sounded like bowling balls. With the liner everything stays where it's put and it's quiet.

It's also entirely possible to get a faulty unit. That happens sometimes with every electronic device, there's no reason it wouldn't with an incubator. If it can't hold temperature within the correct range despite choosing a good location, try giving MannaPro a call.

 

[ColtHandorf]

With the second I have to hold the lid at an angle to line up the little notch in the lid with the tab on the tray, starting at the back and then getting the front into place. A little wiggle with two hands on the top to confirm it's right.

Mine is like that. Drives me nuts. lol Especially if the cord gets in there when I'm setting it down.

To help eggs roll smoothly, I like to use a rubber shelf liner cut to fit the bottom, there's plenty of clearance for the turner. The first hatch I used it without a liner, eggs would kind of "roll back" in their cells after being turned, the movement was so jerky, and it sounded like bowling balls. With the liner everything stays where it's put and it's quiet.

Ooo. Same. I always forget to mention that. The first time I heard them turning I went out and bought shelf liner.

 

[imacowgirl2]

I second moving it to a different location…kitchen counter is one of the worst places in most houses. I have also found that during the winter months, I get much steadier humidity in mine if I’m running an independent humidifier near the incubator — but we also have wood heat, so our house is SUPER dry in the winter. Ours is in the office on a desk with the humidifier next to it, and the temperature usually needs to be set at 101 on mine to get 99 degrees as read on two other thermometers that I keep inside it. I’ve had close to 100% hatch rate on all of my hatches (three so far).

 

[ColtHandorf]

Mine is in the laundry room on a baker's rack. I'd be scared to do the kitchen counter because my dishwasher and any appliances would probably cause vibrations that could damage the embryo in the early stages of development.

 

[drangle]

Has anyone tried incubating in their basement? Should a very stable environment, although a bit colder too.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Has anyone tried incubating in their basement? Should a very stable environment, although a bit colder too.

I wouldn't. I don't go in mine often, it's damp, and with the temp, I don't want the incubator to have to strain to keep the temperature stable.

 

[SourRoses]

Has anyone tried incubating in their basement? Should a very stable environment, although a bit colder too.

Cold isn't better unless your house stays in the upper 90's. Even is better. Whatever room fluctuates the least.
Because we need a lot of air conditioning most of the year in Florida, there are few places in my house that work. I finally settled on my office area, putting them near the wall, and on the side the air comes from I stacked some decorative boxes to keep any breeze off. I move the boxes to mess with the bators. Whatever works.

 

[kurby22]

I have a question about incubation in a Nuture Right 360. I know most people love theirs but as it stands right now I hate mine. I've only been able to hatch at most 6 out of 22. Lately its been 3. I have a secondary hydrometer/thermometer in it and it usually is within normal range (temp between 99.5-101.0 humidity 45%-50%). I've also tried letting the humidity go down to about 22%-25% to try to simulate a 'dry' hatch. It's in my kitchen on the counter. No drafts, no direct sunlight and the tem in our house is usually about 80°. The biggest kicker is all of the eggs start to devolop but stop a lot stop about the 10 day mark. I could really use some tips, tricks, points from folks. None of the eggs are shipped all are from my chickens here at my farm.

I had very limited success with dry hatches. I had similar successes with my NR until this year. My success happened once I let the humidity sit right around 50% and I currently have a crocheted cover for it I found on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/listing/144932...ick_sum=43980180&ref=shop_home_active_3&frs=1), and then a thick beach towel around the clear plastic top. This has allowed the temperatures to stay really consistent where you want them to be and my last several hatches were over 80% hatch without needing any assistance. They all managed to zip on their own, none of my hatches last year were that easy. I didn't think my NR was in a drafty or problematic spot either but must be since the changes I made have been so successful.

 

[Climbingalbatross]

I keep my nuture right in a bedroom next to a room heater to maintain a consistent temperature. I also use a Govee to monitor the humidity and temperature. All incubators can malfunction, but with the proper set-up most eggs should be able to hatch. Yes, like everyone here I fall back on my broodies.