Too Hot?

[Chickenupho]

since I’m using the heating pad method for incubation, I realized that the eggs were quite hot on the bottom when I was candling them. They’ve been incubating for around 4 and a half days and are all looking good. Should I not worry too much?
P.S I know it’s not good for eggs to be candled this early but this is for a science project and I have to take a photo everyday of the eggs growth

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Do you have an incubator?

 

[FarmerGirl101]

A heating pad is too hot

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Are you turning them? You need to daily just fyi

 

[ChickNanny13]

It's a good experiment but I would not put the eggs directly on the heating pad. Read somewhere where it was done .... Think about it, the hen sits on the eggs on a nest, heat coming from above, insulated with the nesting material, hence .... Make a "nest" then cover the eggs so the heating pad isn't directly on the eggs. Don't forget you need humidity ( est 35% then 70% at lock down) . Keep us updated as to your experiement, read someone even tried with a slow cooker (old style where you can dial in the temp). Good luck & best wishes

 

[Chickenupho]

It's a good experiment but I would not put the eggs directly on the heating pad. Read somewhere where it was done .... Think about it, the hen sits on the eggs on a nest, heat coming from above, insulated with the nesting material, hence .... Make a "nest" then cover the eggs so the heating pad isn't directly on the eggs. Don't forget you need humidity ( est 35% then 70% at lock down) . Keep us updated as to your experiement, read someone even tried with a slow cooker (old style where you can dial in the temp). Good luck & best wishes

Thank you, I lined the heating pad with a couple of towels. The humidity is currently 50 and temp is 100

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Good. Chicken or duck? Also what breed?

 

[Chickenupho]

Good. Chicken or duck? Also what breed?

Chicken

 

[ChickNanny13]

Not an expert on hatching but have read humidity 35% - 40% until lock down then 70% - 75% .... Sally Sunshine has an article, think it was Hatching 101, check it out. Keep us posted & keep notes.

 

[aart]

and temp is 100

Where are you measuring the temp, between egg and pad or....?
I hope your thermometer is accurate.
Pics of your setup would be good to see too.