Incubation Temps

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NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO AND NO !!!!!!!

YOU SHOULDN'T DO THAT !!!!!

I have never incubated yet but I know this is WRONG !

Physic 101 : Heat move and temperature fluctuate. and mass retain energy (heat in that case).

By placing the probe IN the eggbox, you ask the thermostat to adjust the temperature inside the eggbox.

While, if you place the probe OUTSIDE the eggbox, the thermostat will adjust the temperature of the AIR SURROUNDING the eggbox to 89, making the eggbox to 89.

You will have LESS FLUCTUATION in temperature INSIDE the eggbox by placing the probe OUTSIDE the containers.


It's like placing a glass of water in a pot of water on the stove. Measure the temperature inside the glass and in the pot and play with the stove. If you put the temperature to "HIGH" you will see that the glass of water will take more time to get to the same temperature than the one in the pot, but then, if you close the heat, it will remain warmer than the outside, then you put back the temp on, and the outside will get warmer and the glass of water won't drop as much.

Same apply to an incubator.

Had no issues with it this year. Lots of people follow this method. I also used Water bottles in the incubator, to hold a stable temperature. The Thermostat barely fluctuated, and was only on REALLY after i would open the bator. Id have to say, with my experience this year incubating three clutches, and the one last year, with the probe outside the box, and no water bottles, this was the much more stable thus far for my incubation stuff.

I also had a SECONDARY probe in the eggboxes, that measured the temperatures, and they remained SPOT ON.

Every single egg hatched. and all the babies came out healthy!