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OK I'm more than a little unhappy right now. I've been excited all month as my redfoots are laying.
But came home from lunch today to find the incubator malfunctioned and eggs cooked. The incubator gauge indicated 39F, but a second thermometer inside was pegged at >140F. After powering off/on, it reset and the temperature reads correctly.
This was an exo-terra heat/cool incubator. So please if you use one of these incubators, take precaution (hook it up to a separate temperature controller or something)!
I wish I had researched this better before using it, seems like reviews on this unit are mixed.
At least it didn't wait a month, only had 3 eggs so far and expect the female to lay again.
Steve
But came home from lunch today to find the incubator malfunctioned and eggs cooked. The incubator gauge indicated 39F, but a second thermometer inside was pegged at >140F. After powering off/on, it reset and the temperature reads correctly.
This was an exo-terra heat/cool incubator. So please if you use one of these incubators, take precaution (hook it up to a separate temperature controller or something)!
I wish I had researched this better before using it, seems like reviews on this unit are mixed.
At least it didn't wait a month, only had 3 eggs so far and expect the female to lay again.
Steve