rant rant rant!!! stupid hovabator temp!!!

[sonew123]

true-I seem to forget that chickens do this thing all the time by themselves! I need broody hens!!! hahaha

 

[sonew123]

well my bator has been running at 100.2 for 2 dAYS NOW...Ive tried to raise temps but they always seem to spike a little then go right back to 100.2 humidity 39%..I've been rotating my eggs once aday as suggested. I think I'm just going to give up messing with the temp and leave it at 100.2 and expect a little later hatch than normal. I just can't get that wafer to work with me!!!! we'll see.....

 

[LoveMyBirds]

Quote:
Anytime you add eggs, you need to watch until it is stable because the temp will change..

Even on the 2 that I have to turn my eggs by hand, after I do that I always let the temp stablize before I hit the bed..

Also when they start hatching... watch the temp and humidy .. Of course it shouldn't change that much..

 

[sonew123]

well-I candeled last night! I have so many heartbeats! I had 56-more than I rememebred putting in-and I had around 40 live-6 questionable and 8 duds-totally clear-1 huge blood ring egg-this is so excitng--my hova is still at 100.2ish and humidty went down to 27% so I jusr added warm water-I dont like it that low-Idbe happier if it stayed at 35 or above-but now that I took everyones advice it seems to be going much better!!

thank you and Il keep everyone updated

 

[Nicola]

yay i hope all goes as well with your hatch as my hatch did

 

[farrier!]

Great news!

 

[DANNY]

Have you tried replacing the wager and micro swich?

 

[DANNY]

Sorry not awake yet. Have you tried replacing the wafer and micro switch?

 

[sonew123]

not yet-I just got the bator not even 2 months ago! This is my last hatch ( I think) this year-except my chickens eggs for meat and eggs-so I will buy a new wafer for next years incubations-I say that now but I can totally see myself running that bator for months! bad bad bad!!!