Temp got up to 103.... is it over?

[Sissy]

My temps have been on 99.5 or 1 degree less
never goes over 100
but the one that came with the hovabator
always reads 85 or just slightly higher
so Iam trusting my own .

 

[conny63malies]

But your thermometer in a cup full of ice water it should read 32F. Of course do that if it is a water proof model like a clinical-,a outdoor- or a fish tank thermometer. Oh and i had temp spikes of up to 105.9F and still hatched.

 

[HappyHatch'en]

I wish we could buy a temp/humid gauge we could trust and it didn't cost a lot of money....here is what I have....a used laboratory incubator....new it's $2,200, with a microprocessor thermostat, digital Celsius readout....I also own a new Helix DBS 1000 Proportional Temperature Control System (thermostat) ( $130 )used by the reptile people. I called the company that made the incubator because their unit wasn't matching the Helix or the ( $20 ) Radio Shack digital temp/hum.
They said their unit needs to be recalibrated and to use the Helix as being the correct temp....now everything is fine. Apparently these inexpensive temp/hum gauges can be 2 degrees either way for temp and 5% either way for humidity....I was told that by Accu-temp...industry standards they say....I guess if the egg has anywhere between 98 - 103 for short periods of time, turning and correct humidity we should be OK...the mother hen does stay on the eggs 24/7 so her egg temp must fluctuate as well.
Happy Hatch'en Folks

 

[rizq]

I guess the problem with most of the thermometers we use is that they were manufactured for situations where it does not matter if they are a few degrees off. Who really cares if the temp outside is 90 or 93? Does is matter? lol

I have 2 Accurite thermometer/hygrometers and side by side they will often be a few degrees off from each other (but sometimes the same, go figure). My eggs seem to do fine. With my own eggs I have 95%+ hatch rate (unless my roos get lazy), so the slight inaccuracy of the thermometers must not make THAT much difference. Guess the little chickie embryos are tougher than we give them credit for.