PLEASE HELP. Three thermometers and 3 differnt temps & humidity in incubator

[katsdar]

I think what the utube was trying to say is don't totally submerge the digital that will kill it, and to calibrate the brinsea you have to set it to a regular thermometer then under the panel mine was top and on the side is a screw that you can turn to adjust, it just takes a quarter turn to adjust the temp, I would wait at least 30 mins between adjustments to make sure of temp. I hope this helps and yes we all would be committed if our children only knew.

 

[Colourful]

I had the same problem. What I did, was place a few store bought eggs (Non-fertile) in the incubator for a couple of days. Then, after taking it from the incubator, I cracked a small hole in one and shoved one of these in the hole;


A thermometer for humans. I feel like they are more likely to closely calibrate something that could mean death for a person with a fever if not made right. I used that temp to let me know if the thermometers were working.

I have marked store bought eggs that I put in and change over when I refill the water to check if the temp is remaining constant. But if you try this, know I only use this for the eggs, not for people at all.

I hope it all works out for you!

 

[Grassman 52]

Just went through getting my thermometers and incubators calibrated this weekend.

Went to CVS and purchased two medical glass thermometers also picked up a spot check by Brinsea accurate to +- 0.1c

Placed the glass thermometers in the incubator close to each other and both read the same - then took the spot check through the vent hole until the probe was right next the the glass thermometers and everyone was within 0.25F of a degree. Then I followed up with putting water in a zip lock bag (pushed all the air out, placed that in another bag), then wrapped that around my glass thermometer with rubber bands and placed in the incubator for 24 hours - took the reading and then placed my spot check probe into the center of the of the bag same location as the glass thermometer and compaired the readings - in my case the thermometers were right on and the incubator is running where it should be.

One variable down and now I can move on knowing that my thermometers are correct and my incubators are running where I want them.

I have a havobator and a cabinet incubator and this worked for both systems.

 

[red golden]

GREAT INFORMATION, THANKS. I hatched two small batches last Spring. One was only 5 of 16 shipped eggs and the other was better at 9 of 16 eggs. ( all pullets  and only roo.)  Reading some of these instructions on hatching make it sound like a variance of .01 will kill the chicks. Today I am wondering how anyone can ever hatch chickens with these therms that are all over the map. As I said I have several at $30 each, another at $15 and a few that came with the bator. The only reason I am slightly leaning to the Brinsea digital is that I took my own temperature and it was 98 ish which if the human normal. I have NO idea how to calibrate this Brinsea...  A You Tube video say not to pout digitals in water...of course it was in my mouth for testing. Oh good grief, I have turned into an insane chicken mama. If I told my adult children they would have me committed.

 

Turned into an insane chicken mama roflmao . And your from nc. I'll be watching the news for a lady in a feathery straight jacket lol.

 

[rarebear]

alasa....this what happens when the senior years approach

 

[plund]

Just started my first hatch with greenfire line choc orp bantams from Kelly in so Cal. Nervous as anything. 2 thermometors 2 temps seems lots depends on location. Then today at work the new girl is telling me about the eggs her daughter brought home from school at end of year (shipped eggs). She said they put them on straw in a fish bowl in the bathroom under a heat lamp. She said they all hatched. REALLY??? I've been getting up at night to check my eggs. I better get chicks because after 21 days I am going to be seriously sleep deprived. A fish bowl. Really? So why did I spend all that money. I have an old fish bowl.
Could this be true?:

 

[Colourful]

I seriously hope she was lying. I have so many old fish tanks, I would cry...

 

[silkiechicken]

People have hatched eggs in skillets, in their shirts, on heat pads, in the sun... I hatched my first 4 chicks in a cardboard box under a heat lamp... anything is possible, but is it optimal? No one right way when it comes to life in general.

 

[rarebear]

It would be wroth a try with some very inexpensive eggs. I know what you mean about checking that therm all day and night. I have $225. worth of hatching eggs in the incubator right now. I'll bet it would work.