Best incubator teperature?

[Ginevive]

I have been seeing many suggestions that range from 86 to 89 degrees.. what is the optimum temperature for incubating BP eggs? I want to know before she lays!

[Brock Wagner]

You should incubate them at 89 degrees. If they go up or down two degrees don't worry to much.


Brock Wagner

[Nate]

Now is 89 degrees the ambient air temp or is that with the probe buried down into the eggs? Where do you keep their t-stat/thermometer probe?

[Rapture]

I've heard 89, and I've also heard to place the probe on one of the eggs.

[tmlowe5704]

Now is 89 degrees the ambient air temp or is that with the probe buried down into the eggs? Where do you keep their t-stat/thermometer probe?

If the ambient temps inside the incubator is 89, the temp inside the box should be 89 as well as long as the air is circulating properly

[jglass38]

A wise man once told me the 2 important things are:

1. Never over 90 degrees

2. Stable temps!

Keep it stable and your eggs will hatch at 86, 87, 88 or 89.

[jamesw]

I use and have always heard 89.

[West Coast Jungle]

It depends on the incubator and how much temps change outside incubator. Most incubators heat but don't cool. So if you are at the higher end of temps and room heats up, the incubator heats up too and may get too hot. I like to keep mine at 88 so I have room if the room should heat up.

[jglass38]

If the incubator is properly insulated, a small change in the room temp shouldn't cause a spike inside the incubator. I am incubating at about 87.5 this year. Also keep in mind, that a good proportional tstat is key. The Helix DBS1000 is internally calibrated to .25 of a degree but the display reads in full degrees. The Herpstat ND has an internal resolution of .11 degrees and is accurate to .9. It displays in tenths of a degree. Another thing to realize is that most thermometers including the Accurite and the PEs have a tolerance of +-3 degrees. That is a big number and all the more reason to choose a quality tstat and trust it to get the job done.

[West Coast Jungle]

If the incubator is properly insulated, a small change in the room temp shouldn't cause a spike inside the incubator. I am incubating at about 87.5 this year. Also keep in mind, that a good proportional tstat is key. The Helix DBS1000 is internally calibrated to .25 of a degree but the display reads in full degrees. The Herpstat ND has an internal resolution of .11 degrees and is accurate to .9. It displays in tenths of a degree. Another thing to realize is that most thermometers including the Accurite and the PEs have a tolerance of +-3 degrees. That is a big number and all the more reason to choose a quality tstat and trust it to get the job done.

You are right I am also using the herpstat pro. Depending on where you live and how your room is set up, temps can change alot. Here in cali we have 50 at night and up to 90 during the day, anyway your temps are also on the lower end which gives you a little cushion for heating up. I'm not talking about a spike but gradual heat up. If your at 90 and it goes up 3-4 degress for a prolonged time you could have problems.