Water Wiggler vs. Air Temp

[Karrie13]

I put a water wiggler in the incubator this time to see if it will help my hatch rate and have a question for people who use them. Do you go by the temperature from the probe in the water wiggler or the temperature of the air? I have calibrated the probe in the water wiggler with a medical thermometer so I am confident it what it is saying but there is a difference in it and the air temp. The water wiggler is saying 99.4 (after .2 adjustment) and the air temp is reading 101.8.

 

[fishman65]

as long as the wiggler is sitting on the eggs i would trust the wiggler temp. But i have a forced air incubator, i would think if the incubator was still air i would think the temp would fluctuate a little more. In my opinion i would like the temp a little lower than higher. Higher temps = cooked eggs! Lower temps = a little extra time in the incubator.