room Temp?

[bexukaren]

Hi
I just fired up my incubator for my first hatch. Does the room temp. matter too much or is 50 degrees OK as long as it is steady? I have a spare bathroom that I can keep the incubator in with a steady temp. Otherwises the temp. in the house flucuates at least 20 degrees from day to night.

Thanks, Karen
Mom to 2 kids, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 1 rabbit and 6 chickens(4 barred rocks and 2 GLW)

 

[piccolini]

As long as you can keep the inside temp where you want it the outside one doesn't matter

 

[rickerra]

Agreed. All depends on the incubator's ability to maintain its own temperature.

Although, if the room temps swing greatly... that makes it harder for incubator to hold steady temps.

I have mine in my basement... which is a pretty steady 55-57 degrees. Works great.

Best of luck!

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

You need a steady temp for a still air incubator, not so much for ones with a fan.... Also the colder a room is the less moisture the air hold. So when the air heats up in the incubator it sucks out more moisture out of the eggs.