UPDATE: Temp/Humidity Bounce Back?

[enggass]

I have a Brinsea Eco 20.
After putting in my eggs which were sitting in a 60º+/- basement, how long does it take for the temp & humidity to bounce back?
I had it running at 99.7º before the eggs went in, and after putting them in - after an hour - the temp was only back in the 70s... and humidity was down as well.
How long should I wait before addressing this. I read somewhere that I should wait 48hrs before making any adjustments...
Can anyone shed some light on this?
THANKS.

UPDATE: Temp is back at 99.9º... Humidity is still down at 31%

 

[shelleyd2008]

The humidity probably won't get any higher than it is now, but it's not at a bad level anyway. You can add water but just remember that when you add more water it might bring your temp down a bit. I'd ignore it for at least 24 hours before adjusting anything.

 

[enggass]

Cool. Another question now that I'm back at temp. I'm at work now so I am unable to monitor.
With all of those eggs in the 'bator warming up, is it possible that the temp can go higher than what I had it set at before introducing the eggs?
Do the eggs become like hot stones that will actually increase them temp?

 

[pinkchick]

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Nope...they sure don't, those eggs are simply holding temp. or should I say, warming up right now. They will reach the temp that the bator is that is all. I think somewhere around day 17 they are actually starting to hold their own temp. ....can't remember where I read that. Will have to look for that. It was a very interesting read.

Glad everything is back up to temp.

Now......quit worrying about them for 5 minutes and take a deep breath my friend......they will be fine.

 

[enggass]

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Nope...they sure don't, those eggs are simply holding temp. or should I say, warming up right now. They will reach the temp that the bator is that is all. I think somewhere around day 17 they are actually starting to hold their own temp. ....can't remember where I read that. Will have to look for that. It was a very interesting read.

Glad everything is back up to temp.

Now......quit worrying about them for 5 minutes and take a deep breath my friend......they will be fine.

Will do!

 

[shelleyd2008]

The temperature of the incubator could rise a little but it should stabilize. That's why it's recommended to set the eggs and leave it alone for a while.

 

[jvls1942]

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No, eggs do generate their own heat.. if you had a constant 99.5F before setting eggs, that is as high as the temp should go..