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@WannaBeHillBilly , I use the thermometer on the incubator and it does a fine job. It has audible warnings for spikes and drops in temp. I also bought a small hydrometer for about 7 bucks. I think it was a recipe one. I checked it using my house thermostat and it also seems to work fine. I watch my humidity because the biggest issue I have had is high humidity seems to effect my hatch rate. The two mostly dry hatch gave me 100% hatch of all fertile eggs. When I was adding water, my hatch rate was closer to 60% with more late quiters. But I live in a humid climate.
 
Magnolia Ducks said:
@WannaBeHillBilly , I use the thermometer on the incubator and it does a fine job. It has audible warnings for spikes and drops in temp. I also bought a small hydrometer for about 7 bucks. I think it was a recipe one. I checked it using my house thermostat and it also seems to work fine. I watch my humidity because the biggest issue I have had is high humidity seems to effect my hatch rate. The two mostly dry hatch gave me 100% hatch of all fertile eggs. When I was adding water, my hatch rate was closer to 60% with more late quiters. But I live in a humid climate.
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I have never thought of Texas as humid.

We have a warm humid week here.. which means snow
 
duluthralphie said:
I have never thought of Texas as humid.

We have a warm humid week here.. which means snow
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Just 40 miles from the Houston ship channel and about 60 from Galveston bay. So almost coastal, with lots of humidity. Its also about 850 miles to El Paso from here. That's the dry side of the state.
 
Magnolia Ducks said:
Just 40 miles from the Houston ship channel and about 60 from Galveston bay. So almost coastal, with lots of humidity. Its also about 850 miles to El Paso from here. That's the dry side of the state.
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And you have wild hogs.. amazing.. I always thought of them as a west Texas thing.

Goes to show even someone as infallible as me can be slightly in error.
 
Pyxis said:
I use reptile thermometers, the type with the probe, and I usually calibrate them with the ice water method. Aquarium thermometers are also usually pretty accurate and can be calibrated the same way.

Or you can go with the method in this article.

For this incubator, I checked the reviews and nearly all the ones with details seem to be kind of negative. A lot of people saying it comes with no instructions and missing parts. So it might work, but I'd buy it knowing you might have to send it back.
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I saw those reviews too and that's the reason why i haven't bought yet. My thought is, that the mechanics of the egg-turner are so simple - just a worm-gear with rollers - that even when it is constructed cheaply it should last better than a more complex tray-mechanic. There are just a lot fewer moving parts.
As for the instructions, i grew up buying "cheap" home-computers from the US and the UK, so i am used to figure things out. And don't forget i grew up in Europe, where you have to assemble your (IKEA-)furniture yourself, using not more than a hex-key, screwdriver, fingernails and teeth.
Missing parts are however a huge concern! But then being a prime-customer, Amazon does treat complains from my side very serious, refunding me whenever a seller was b!tching around. It would just be sad would the 'bator refuse to work on night 25 and destroy every life inside.

I'm still thinking! Thank you very much for your input!
 
duluthralphie said:
I have never thought of Texas as humid.
We have a warm humid week here.. which means snow
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Magnolia Ducks said:
Just 40 miles from the Houston ship channel and about 60 from Galveston bay. So almost coastal, with lots of humidity. Its also about 850 miles to El Paso from here. That's the dry side of the state.
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I lived just 60Km (65,617 yards) inland and the air was humid 350 days of the year.
Ralphie, you have no idea how intimidating 25° (77F) will feel at 100% humidity! And that is a normal Winter day in Houston…
 

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