28 C-Seeds have been placed in the ReptiPro...now to wait for three weeks!
All of the equipment has been calibrated and is working great!
The red things on the left are a toy called 'water weasels', each one has a thermometer probe in it--one goes to the Spot Check, the other to a new Thermoworks Chef's Alarm. Yes, the Chef's Alarm unit is technically for the BBQ...but hey, it works. It does temperature and humidity, you can set a high/low range on it and it'll alert you to any deviations. As for the use of the water weasels--it's a hack: the water weasel simulates an egg, and inserting the temp probe gives you the most accurate idea of how the weather is inside an egg! This is vital, because there is a very narrow temperature range required by eggs in order for them to hatch. Too hot or too cold, and no chicks.
The last two years we've had such a miserable hatch, plus chick deaths, that I made some changes this year...and having four thermometers and two hygrometers is one of them!
The shot glass in the bottom holds water, you need 55% humidity in the incubator. The square white thing on the second shelf is the sensor for the Govee thermometer/hygrometer, it synchs with my phone and charts the temperature/humidity every 15 minutes, with the Govee you can set a high/low range and it'll alert you to any excursions outside that range so you can adjust your incubator.
On the top right is a new thermometer/hygrometer--between the Govee and this one, I know the humidity on each shelf.
I'll candle the eggs in 10 days to see how many embryos we have.
Meanwhile, they'll get turned 5 times a day!
HOORAY! Appreciate and look forward to this.
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