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Lots of people get good hatches on the LG, but you have to watch it a little. I think it is a great starter incubator, in that you really learn what you are doing. You can't just turn it on and forget about it.
Re regulating the temp. It helps to have more mass in there, if you don't have a whole bunch of eggs. So your little bowls of water to help with humidity will also help with the temp.
THEN--have a good thermometer. If you haven't thrown out the one that came with it, do so. Turn up the heat (or down as the case may be) just a TEENSY bit. Here is what I do. If I want to turn it up, I watch until the little light goes off, and right that minute I turn it up just enough to turn it back on again. But I am talking a SMALL TURN here. If you think you have turned it but you are not sure, you probably have.
If you want to turn it down, reverse this. Wait just until the light goes on, and then turn to the left JUST A LITTLE BIT until the little light goes off.
Then--check it in about two hours. Give it a nice long time to regulate. Don't turn it again for a couple hours, unless of course, you turned it too much and you are cooking your eggs or something.
Another thing I do to regulate temp. Put some small olive jars or jelly jars, something like that, full of water in there. Again, this increases the mass.
For goodness sake, don't throw your incubator away. If you want to, give it away, someone will want it. Or if you are going to upgrade, wait until your new incubator is full, which of course, you will vow not to get too many eggs, but you will, and then you can start filling up your LG again. Or use it as a hatcher.
Great advice. I appreciate it. I just added a few glass containers with warm water. It brought up the humidity where I want it to be
I'm working on regulating the temp. now
I thought I might try Craigslist & see if I could sell it & put whatever I get towards a new one. I do have 2, so I may keep one & try a different type of bator.
I have BCM and paid a bit for them. I should have attempted another type of egg before going for the pricer egg
Live 'N learn I guess.
Thanks,
Chris
Re regulating the temp. It helps to have more mass in there, if you don't have a whole bunch of eggs. So your little bowls of water to help with humidity will also help with the temp.
THEN--have a good thermometer. If you haven't thrown out the one that came with it, do so. Turn up the heat (or down as the case may be) just a TEENSY bit. Here is what I do. If I want to turn it up, I watch until the little light goes off, and right that minute I turn it up just enough to turn it back on again. But I am talking a SMALL TURN here. If you think you have turned it but you are not sure, you probably have.
If you want to turn it down, reverse this. Wait just until the light goes on, and then turn to the left JUST A LITTLE BIT until the little light goes off.
Then--check it in about two hours. Give it a nice long time to regulate. Don't turn it again for a couple hours, unless of course, you turned it too much and you are cooking your eggs or something.
Another thing I do to regulate temp. Put some small olive jars or jelly jars, something like that, full of water in there. Again, this increases the mass.
For goodness sake, don't throw your incubator away. If you want to, give it away, someone will want it. Or if you are going to upgrade, wait until your new incubator is full, which of course, you will vow not to get too many eggs, but you will, and then you can start filling up your LG again. Or use it as a hatcher.
Great advice. I appreciate it. I just added a few glass containers with warm water. It brought up the humidity where I want it to be
I thought I might try Craigslist & see if I could sell it & put whatever I get towards a new one. I do have 2, so I may keep one & try a different type of bator.
I have BCM and paid a bit for them. I should have attempted another type of egg before going for the pricer egg
Thanks,
Chris
