Incubator Problem

[perrypogue]

I haven’t been trying to incubate eggs for long and the first incubator I bought was a Kenonnix. The unit said 99.5 degrees but my digital thermometer said much less. Then I brought in a Smart Incubator as it’s very inexpensive. After setting it up my thermometer showed it was at 99.5 degrees so I learned my Kebonnix was wrong. I should have returned it when I still could but lesson learned. I’ve ordered a 2nd Smart Incubator and I have a larger Mikiroy incubator. Maybe now I can get some chicks on the ground!

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

I haven’t been trying to incubate eggs for long and the first incubator I bought was a Kenonnix. The unit said 99.5 degrees but my digital thermometer said much less. Then I brought in a Smart Incubator as it’s very inexpensive. After setting it up my thermometer showed it was at 99.5 degrees so I learned my Kebonnix was wrong. I should have returned it when I still could but lesson learned. I’ve ordered a 2nd Smart Incubator and I have a larger Mikiroy incubator. Maybe now I can get some chicks on the ground!

yeah. it's like that sometimes.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I haven’t been trying to incubate eggs for long and the first incubator I bought was a Kenonnix. The unit said 99.5 degrees but my digital thermometer said much less. Then I brought in a Smart Incubator as it’s very inexpensive. After setting it up my thermometer showed it was at 99.5 degrees so I learned my Kebonnix was wrong. I should have returned it when I still could but lesson learned. I’ve ordered a 2nd Smart Incubator and I have a larger Mikiroy incubator. Maybe now I can get some chicks on the ground!

What brand is the "smart incubator"?

 

[perrypogue]

What brand is the "smart incubator"?

When you go to Amazon it is called ‘Smart Incubator’ and it’s less than $50. I researched it on YouTube

 

[The Moonshiner]

This one?

 

[Susan Skylark]

Be careful with that water bottle! Do you have a hygrometer as well as a thermometer? My quail eggs are day 14 at 80 percent humidity (way too high, this is a test batch running my cheap incubator as directed). I’m expecting a bad hatch, but it has been a great incubator as long as you don’t use the bottle and just add water yourself. There’s nothing wrong with these cheap little incubators as long as you have external temp/humidity monitoring and adjust accordingly.

 

[perrypogue]

This one?

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[perrypogue]

Yes, it holds the temperature just right.

 

[perrypogue]

Be careful with that water bottle! Do you have a hygrometer as well as a thermometer? My quail eggs are day 14 at 80 percent humidity (way too high, this is a test batch running my cheap incubator as directed). I’m expecting a bad hatch, but it has been a great incubator as long as you don’t use the bottle and just add water yourself. There’s nothing wrong with these cheap little incubators as long as you have external temp/humidity monitoring and adjust accordingly.

Be careful with that water bottle! Do you have a hygrometer as well as a thermometer? My quail eggs are day 14 at 80 percent humidity (way too high, this is a test batch running my cheap incubator as directed). I’m expecting a bad hatch, but it has been a great incubator as long as you don’t use the bottle and just add water yourself. There’s nothing wrong with these cheap little incubators as long as you have external temp/humidity monitoring and adjust accordingly.

I’m going with the dry method. My home’s humidity stays above 30%

 

[The Moonshiner]

Yes, it holds the temperature just right.

I have one that looks the same except for different graphics and a different color turner rack.
My house is usually 30% - 50% humidity so I ran a dry hatch also.
Just finished up my first run and hatched 12 outta 12.
Wish it did have a humidity display but other then that I like it.