Temp trouble

[kjohnson78]

Hello i bought a little giant still air and put a dozen eggs in a week ago. It has digital thermostat preset to 99.5 so i figured it was ok. Today i added a mercury thermometer and it says im actually at 92 deg. So iv probly lost my eggs. I adjusted and in order to get my egg level temp to 100 deg i have to set digital temp to 105. Is this safe to run that high and not catch on fire?

 

[LynnPG]

did you candle them???

 

[kjohnson78]

No iv only had them in a week. Would i be able to tell that soon?

 

[Redhead Rae]

No iv only had them in a week. Would i be able to tell that soon?

If you can see through the shells, yes. I candle on days 7, 14, and 18.

On day seven, you should see veins and maybe the embryo's eye.

Darker colored eggs or Tinted eggs can be harder to see though.

 

[Broodygranny]

Has the mercury thermometer been calibrated? Calibrate the mercury thermometer if you have not already done that. That way you know whichever one is reading incorrectly.