Chickcozy vs Govee Temperature and Humidity

[La Ferme de Sarah]

Hi There,

I just have a question regarding Chickcozy Temperature and Govee Smart Thermometer-Hydrometer.

Chickcozy says 99.5 as it should - I believe that is perfect temp.
Govee says 99 or sometimes 98.1.

Who do I believe LOL? Someone is lying, Currently trying to get a Brinsea spot on thermometer CALIBRATED VERSION BUT CAN'T GET RIGHT NOW. End of Season here in NSW I guess.

I have now turned CC up to 100F therefore Govee is now 99.5 sometimes goes to 99.6 because I think I should believe the Govee over the CC? What do you think, better hotter than colder?

If 100F of the CC is indeed correct and the Govee was wrong and reading low and incorrect are the eggs staying at 100F OK or too hot?

Oh and the Breeder says that keeping the Govee inside the incubator will break it due to the humidity which is a good call I guess? However there is a shelf in the CC just for that thermometer and thats why I put it there. Will keeping it inside the Chickcozy break it?

First time incubator. 24 Eggs:
Pekin - Lemon Cuckoo, Blue Black Mottled
Sebright (rare),
Bantam Orphington Chocolate (rare),
Black Australorp,
Light Sussex
Gold Laced Wyandotte.

(also I am based near Rouse Hill Sydney), I will have some for sale once I know who are roosters and pullets ie there will be some of both sex available and they will be chicks of few weeks old given everything goes well

Where is a good idea to advertise. I want them to go to good homes, I am not selling for money.
These birds are from excellent pure bred blood lines from a reputable farm in South Australia. Thank you

 

[Slothinc]

This is my experience with chickcozy - don’t trust the temp gauge on it. Mine also reads higher than it actually is. I now have to set mine to 101.5-102 to have it incubate at normal temp. I hate the company personally as I had many questions when I first got the incubator and was having issues and they never once responded.

My advice is to put the govee all over the place, especially in the area where the eggs will be sitting. The temp on the little “holder” is also higher than the temp where the eggs are, at least on mine.

Also the humidity on mine is messed up and reads low, and during lockdown, I have to add wet cotton balls/wet sponges to the incubator because the wells of water won’t allow it the humidity to get high enough.

Keep the govee inside during the entire incubation, I’ve never heard of that breaking the thermometer. Doesn’t it also tell you the humidity? It should be perfectly fine, I always keep mine in the whole time.

Good luck with your hatch.

 

[Ilovechickens2525]

I replied to your comment on the other thread too, it will not break your external thermometer. Mine has sat there for two hatches.

The floor of the incubator is cooler and more humid than it is higher up in the incubator where the external thermometer is placed.

To keep humidity up during lockdown I rigged a system with a straw and funnel, funneling water down into the well through a metal straw, worked great.

 

[Toothpick]

Plus or minus .5 degrees....I wouldn't blink an eye at. I probably wouldn't blink an eye at plus or minus 5 degrees honestly. I think the humidity and temperature gauges on all incubators can be off by that much.

I have 2 of the Harris Farm Nurture Right from Tractor Supply. Temp has always held steady at 99.5 but humidity runs dang near 60% days 1-18. Never had a problem hatching chicks.

I believe it will never been 100% perfect. If you can get somewhere close then you're in business.

I just think of eggs hatching under hens in real world, real weather scenarios. They get off the eggs once or twice a day. It's not always going to be perfect.

 

[Slothinc]

I replied to your comment on the other thread too, it will not break your external thermometer. Mine has sat there for two hatches.

The floor of the incubator is cooler and more humid than it is higher up in the incubator where the external thermometer is placed.

To keep humidity up during lockdown I rigged a system with a straw and funnel, funneling water down into the well through a metal straw, worked great.

I have also used a straw lol! But to re wet the cotton balls that I put in there when they dry out

 

[La Ferme de Sarah]

Thank you Everyone for your replies. I have since found out Brinsea doesn't sell the Spot on thermometer anymore. I have been reccommend the ink bird with the probe.
Regarding placement, where the little ledge is on the incubator near the plastic clear Plastic- would that be reading HIGHER or LOWER than the eggs sitting in those egg holders?

Maybe that is why the Govee is reading .5 lower . Maybe the Eggs are at 99.5 but where the temp holder its lower?? or is it the opposite and my CC really is at a too low temp.
I have read that people have had successful hatches with Chickcozy but I will be so devastated if they all die. I have been waiting one year for these eggs LOL. I would be happy with 8 or 9 at least as at least half will be Roosters and i will keep 4 or 5.

 

[Slothinc]

Thank you Everyone for your replies. I have since found out Brinsea doesn't sell the Spot on thermometer anymore. I have been reccommend the ink bird with the probe.
Regarding placement, where the little ledge is on the incubator near the plastic clear Plastic- would that be reading HIGHER or LOWER than the eggs sitting in those egg holders?

Maybe that is why the Govee is reading .5 lower . Maybe the Eggs are at 99.5 but where the temp holder its lower?? or is it the opposite and my CC really is at a too low temp.
I have read that people have had successful hatches with Chickcozy but I will be so devastated if they all die. I have been waiting one year for these eggs LOL. I would be happy with 8 or 9 at least as at least half will be Roosters and i will keep 4 or 5.

In my chickcozy incubator (it may not be the same in all of them) the external thermometers (govee and therm pro) read higher temp when sitting on the ledge provided. When I move them down where the eggs are (in the little orange egg holders) then they read lower than ideal temperature.

To experiment I would suggest that you move your thermometer down there and see what it says. You can also try putting it on the back ledge, the front ledge with the little “holder” piece taken out, etc. This should give you a better idea of the different zones in the incubator.

Mine also seems to hatch the eggs on the left side better than those on the right. Not sure if coincidence, but it has happened repeatedly in hatches for me. I hope you have a great hatch!