I have a FIEM smart 24, near new, which I have had two very dissapointing hatches from. After the last hatch, where of the 18 eggs, 5 were infertile, 6 hatched, 1 was ditched due to infection, and 6 developed but then failed to progress past 6-9 days, I decided to purchase 4 Independant thermometers to try and troubleshoot the issue. I discovered that the machine, though displaying one temperature (37.7 Celsius) was actually fluctuating somewhat dramatically between 36.8 and 39,though all be it for breif periods. It seems incapable of holding a correct temperature and will, instead, spend most it's time flicking between small variations and, occasionally, having a big jump to 38.5 degrees and above.
What I'm hoping to understand is whether anybody thinks that such variation could be the reason as to why a number of eggs ceased to develop? The first hatch was 24 eggs and I had a success of 6... 25% is a bit of a stretch.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
What I'm hoping to understand is whether anybody thinks that such variation could be the reason as to why a number of eggs ceased to develop? The first hatch was 24 eggs and I had a success of 6... 25% is a bit of a stretch.
Any assistance would be appreciated.