Quote Originally Posted by missi182 View Post
Good try but thats a thermostat
I think I'm confused! I have never hatched BP eggs before, so please educate me

Don't you just use the thermostats probe temp as the incubation temp guideline?
Shouldn't you have a thermostat hooked up to your incubator? What would be the need of a secondary thermometer if you are using a t-stat (Helix/Herpstat)?

I frequently test my all thermometers with a temp gun, just for piece of mind. I am currently using 7+ of the AcuRite thermometers in various settings. I tested them just now and of the 7 tested - 4 were spot on, 1 measured 2 degrees higher, one measured 1 degree higher and the other measured 1 degree lower.

I think a lot of the discrepancy between thermometers/temp guns may have to do with the actual "surface" temp being tested... ie; ambient temps will be off compared to "stuck on- hot spots"... if that makes sense