I have 17 cuckoo marans out and several pipping. Yesterday was day 21 and the fan on my incubater quit working! I had to work,so I bumped the temp up a little and when I came home.the thermometer was reading 108! Humidity was reading HI. I opened the lid for few minutes,turned the bater down a bit and went away. Went back a few minutes later and it was 132! No way,can't be,but quickly I opened the bater. I had 4 chicks out and several eggs were pipped or beginning to pip. I opened up several eggs a little and all the chicks were still living. I turned off the bater and left it. Went back about 30 minutes later and it still read 110. It would not go lower. I could not believe the temp was that high,the eggs were cool to the touch. I took the thermometer out and let it get to room temp and then put it back. It seemed to help, and during the night,several chciks hached. This morning it was reading 124, but the eggs were not hot. I think that the humidity is so high it is throwing the temp reading off. It can't be 124 and the eggs be cool to the touch. So, now I am flying blind. The humidity is off the charts and I can't trust my thermometer.My fan doesn't work and I have pipped as well as unpipped eggs. Send me good luck vibes as I try to salvage this hatch!
