The 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[Mama Bay]

I thought I needed to get the temp settled at around 99.5 to hatch?  Right now it's anywhere from 103 to 97, depending on which thermometer I'm looking at.  I just bought a Farm Innovator 4200 yesterday, because my brinsea mini broke.

I live in nowhere land; I just tried finding a hydrometer/thermometer that would fit in the incubator.  Everything the local stores carry is too big.  I ordered a brinsea spot check off of amazon, but that won't be here until tuesday, and I got two different oral thermometers.  They were reading within a half a degree of eachother when I checked them out, but now they're showing 2 degrees different in the incubator; 1 at 103, the other at 101.  The probe that came with the incubator is reading about 98 and the built in is at 97.  I just don't know what to do.  I want to set the eggs, but I don't know what to trust, and I'm really getting frustrated with this whole thing.  Why have a built in thermometer if it isn't going to be accurate?  I wish my brinsea was working.

Sounds like we're having the same issue

 

[Tropic Rooster]

I picked u the same thermometer. I use it as my primary but I also use the thermometer on my incubator because to controls the heat source. The separate, egg level thermometer is my back up.

Ok, thanks for the advise!

 

[Stuck in the Coop]

I bought my digital thermometer on ebay! (see picture below) So you recommend I just look at the digital one and ignore the one that came with the incubator?

That is the exact same one I use. I have two of them, both always very accurate.

 

[PaisyQ]

Sounds like we're having the same issue

Yes, I would say we are. Have you put your eggs in yet? I'm too scared too.

 

[BrandyJK]

Where'd you get them Isabelle eggs at? I'm jealous I'm so have been wanting some Isabelle Keghorns.

I have a pair that just started laying a couple weeks ago. PM if you'd like to buy some eggs. I could only do about 4 or 5 at a time so they wouldn't get too old

 

[mes]

Is it too late to add me to the list? I am setting eggs today to hatchalong

for the first time. I can't see how to add myself on the first page. Thanks

 

[Sueg4332]

OK I will not go look at my chickens until I sat these eggs. I went to go get a nest box for the salmon favas and found 12 more cochin bantams eggs. I am so bad.
Anyway total count 130 eggs for the hatch......into Dickie at 12:00 PM
Cream Crested legbars 4 eggs
barbed Cochin bantams 3 eggs
assorted color Cochin bantams 31 eggs
heritage Rhode island red 13 eggs
wheaten amerucana 25 eggs
mutts 9 eggs
splash marans and girls ,olive, marans 34

Lucky fertility has been low here. If half hatch everybody should get chicks......
SO 130

PS if you buy and big incubator you get in big trouble yep and the math gets harder to control.....



plus the 12 cochins bantam eggs I found
HAPPY HATCHING

 

[ronott1]

I thought I needed to get the temp settled at around 99.5 to hatch? Right now it's anywhere from 103 to 97, depending on which thermometer I'm looking at. I just bought a Farm Innovator 4200 yesterday, because my brinsea mini broke.

I live in nowhere land; I just tried finding a hydrometer/thermometer that would fit in the incubator. Everything the local stores carry is too big. I ordered a brinsea spot check off of amazon, but that won't be here until tuesday, and I got two different oral thermometers. They were reading within a half a degree of eachother when I checked them out, but now they're showing 2 degrees different in the incubator; 1 at 103, the other at 101. The probe that came with the incubator is reading about 98 and the built in is at 97. I just don't know what to do. I want to set the eggs, but I don't know what to trust, and I'm really getting frustrated with this whole thing. Why have a built in thermometer if it isn't going to be accurate? I wish my brinsea was working.

Thermometers can be off my more when the temperature goes up. a small difference at 32 degrees can be a big one at 99.5.

Use a digital thermometer for checking your body temperature to calibrate you incubators--so take your temperature if you can and compare it to the thermometer in the incubator.

I would toss thei noe that say 103. It is likely off by a lot.

 

[Mama Bay]

Yes, I would say we are.  Have you put your eggs in yet?  I'm too scared too.

Yes, I put them in a little less than an hour ago. Hoping for the best! I have a digital hydrometer/thermometer coming that I ordered from Amazon but until then I'm going to go with the 2 glass ones I just bought at the local hardware store...

 

[PrairieChickens]

Quote: lol I feel ya!