What temp do you set your Brinsea to?

[lutz123]

It's an Eco 20 with cradle. Mine was 106 out of the box. I've adjusted it and it's at 100.5 now (both the glass one that comes with it, and a glass one I have at the bottom). What should I set it to? I will be setting Brahmas & French Black Copper Marans today.

 

[fifelakelooper]

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I have the Brinsea Advance EX and I set the temp at 99.6....it would not let me set it at 99.5....I called Brinsea and they said leave it at 99.6. This is my 3rd hatch and my previous two went fine...no problems. Mine has a digital thermometer to set....yours is different?? CALL them (Brinsea) for ANY questions....I think I must have called them 6 times when I first used it...they help.

 

[rarely bored]

My Eco has some slight fluctuations in its heating. I do try to keep the temperture at a little below 100, but sometimes I find it closer to 101. The last hatch, the temp was left on the high side (above 100, below 101.5) and the chicks hatched early, and to my eye, they seem less active than other chickens from hatches where the heat was lower and the time period was 21 days. That is relying on the Brinsea thermometer. When I put in a digital thermometer, the digital reads about a degree higher than the Brinsea. So, I don't know if the temperture information I've given above will be accurate to your Brinsea, since the machines can have their little quirks.

 

[cackydoodledoo]

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I have the Brinsea Advance EX and I set the temp at 99.6....it would not let me set it at 99.5....I called Brinsea and they said leave it at 99.6. This is my 3rd hatch and my previous two went fine...no problems. Mine has a digital thermometer to set....yours is different?? CALL them (Brinsea) for ANY questions....I think I must have called them 6 times when I first used it...they help.

That's weird. I was able to set mine at 99.5 but it did always run between that and 99.7. Mine is the Advanced EX as well.