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[Hooooollywalsh]

I bought a new Novital 6 egg incubator, to hatch 6 Dutch Bantam eggs, but the temperature is aroung 10 degrees f, below the recommended. I have turned the temperature up as much as possible and have resorted to putting hay at the bottom of the incubator and a scarf around it, hoping that no heat escapes, even putting on the radiator momentarily.

 

I am worried that this will make the chicks ill, if they even develop?

 

They have been in the incubator for 1 day now and as the instructions specified, i left 12 hours with the incubator running before the eggs were put in.

 

I am not sure as to whether the thermometer is broken or whether this is a problem with the incubator?

 

Someone please help me as I am worried about the eggs welfare.

 

Thank you in advance

[Egluntyne]

Oh dear. It sounds as if the incubator is faulty. Have you tried a separate thermometer inside it, to verify that it isn't just the incubator thermometer?

[Redwing]

Oh dear. It sounds as if the incubator is faulty. Have you tried a separate thermometer inside it, to verify that it isn't just the incubator thermometer?

 

Thats what I'd do, a digital thermometer is the best if you can get hold of one

 

The eggs need air so take care not to cover any vent holes

 

On my similar inccy there was a place where you could stick a screwdriver and turn to increase/decrease the level at which the thermostat kicks in but normally they should arrive ready to go

[Hooooollywalsh]

Thank you, I am going to buy a new thermometer today - hopefully that will work.

I'll keep you posted!

[Hooooollywalsh]

Thank you, I am going to buy a new thermometer today - hopefully that will work.

I'll keep you posted!

 

I have bought a digital thermometer, which displays both degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit - the average temperature of my incubator is around 29.9 oC / 84.9 oF. The supplier has offered a repair or replacement, but I have no where to store the eggs whilst I return the incubator to be replaced . . . what do I do now?

[Redwing]

Chances are they are probably not going to hatch now anyway

 

Where are you in the country? someone may be able to offer the loan of an inccy or recommend where one can be hired from

[Hooooollywalsh]

Chances are they are probably not going to hatch now anyway

 

Where are you in the country? someone may be able to offer the loan of an inccy or recommend where one can be hired from

 

I live in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

 

My Mum and I will be very disappointed if they don't hatch as we've been planning to have pet chickens for a few years now.

[Redwing]

If eggs get chilled once they will normally recover and some will hatch however they have been at a low temp for some days now so I wouldnt be expecting them to hatch - stranger things have happened though

 

I'm a bit far away but I have a spare inccy

[Hooooollywalsh]

Thank you for your kind offer, unfortunately I think you were right in saying that I shouldn't expect them to hatch, as they are starting to smell now

I am going to look into buying day old chicks and using a brooding box to raise them.

Hopefully this will have a better outcome, thank you once again for your support.