Temperature gun for incubating eggs.

[ldrchickens]

Has anyone used a temperature gun to check the temps of an incubator. We have one at work and it seems really accurate. The link below is the one im looking at.

https://www.amazon.com/Etekcity-Las...id=1548355935&sr=8-1&keywords=thermometer+gun

 

[Notaneggspurt]

I didn't have a whole lot of luck checking ONLY the incubator though it did tell me the temp of the eggs, and every other surface. For air temp we ended up trying DHs BBQ thermometer. Had a separate probe for air temp.

 

[casportpony]

I've used a Braun ear thermometer and a fancier industrial one.

 

[ldrchickens]

I've used a Braun ear thermometer and a fancier industrial one.

I was going to return my thermometers and buy and ear or forehead one and place an egg in and see what it measures. Probably a stupid question from over worrying but if the incubator should be 99.5 that means the eggs should read 99.5 as well?

 

[casportpony]

I was going to return my thermometers and buy and ear or forehead one and place an egg in and see what it measures. Probably a stupid question from over worrying but if the incubator should be 99.5 that means the eggs should read 99.5 as well?

Read this:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/downloads/download/174/

 

[ldrchickens]

I just purchased one and it could not read the temps.

I've used a Braun ear thermometer and a fancier industrial one.

 

[ldrchickens]

Read this:
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/downloads/download/174/

Thanks. Im looking for one now

 

[fire370]

The bad thing about these cheap guns, IMHO, is that you can have a 4 degree swing in tolerance. That’s per the manual. I have a FLIR that I use for other stuff but don’t mess with the incubators with it.

 

[ldrchickens]

The bad thing about these cheap guns, IMHO, is that you can have a 4 degree swing in tolerance. That’s per the manual. I have a FLIR that I use for other stuff but don’t mess with the incubators with it.

Oh my gosh. I didnt know that. Guees ill keep looking

 

[fire370]

Oh my gosh. I didnt know that. Guees ill keep looking

It’s +/- 2 degrees from what I saw in the specs of the gun you posted. That’s a 4 degree range that it can possibly read right.