temperature swings in incubator...

[77horses]

OK I haven't talked about the homemade styrobator lately, since our broody hen has been doing the work and it has been kinda forgotten after all the trouble with temp. swings. So the problem is: The top of the bator is at 99-101*F, which is perfect. But the bottom goes up to 103*F or higher.

I'm not planning on using it anytime soon, but I just want to fix it JUST IN CASE something goes wrong with the broody hen and her eggs, like if we need to put an egg in the bator for some reason. I just want to be ready for any emergencies.

So how do I fix this temp. issue? I had 2 air holes near the bottom, so I added 2 more just above those ones. But it didn't change much at all. The top is still good, it's just the bottom.

*And YES, I do have a fan in there. I tried it with the fan and with it off, but no difference.


Thanks!

 

[R@ndy]

Do you have water in the bottom or something that absorbs heat and is causing your problem?

Just a thought

 

[77horses]

R@ndy :

Do you have water in the bottom or something that absorbs heat and is causing your problem?

Just a thought

All I have is a bowl that I put a LITTLE warm water in. I've been measuring the temp. by using a digital probe and measuring the inside temp. of a homemade water wiggler(ziplock plastic bag with luke-warm water in it). That way I kno the temp. of the inside of the eggs.​