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Ok, so I set up my incubator wicked early to work the kinks out of it. (It's my first one)
I know the usual incubation temp is 88-90.
Mine seems to fluxuate between 89.6 and 91.3.

Would that kill eggs?

I'm going to turn it down a bit to see if I can keep it from going over 90, but I was just wondering if 91 would kill eggs.

Thanks,
-KOS
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If all the beasts were gone,
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I don't think thats too bad of a fluctuation. Just think of maternal incubation in the wild. I'm not an expert on this by any means (maybe others can comment on this) but I doubt that in the wild, the incubation temps stay exactly 89.5 for two months straight. There is probably a degree or two in either direction that the temp fluctuates, maybe even more? So the bottom line is that 91 isn't going to kill the eggs. Good luck!
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Jon F

Personally, I'd rather be a little too cool sometimes (87 - 88 degrees) rather than a little too hot. Hot will kill the eggs for sure, cool will just mean they take a little longer to incubate.

Just my two cents!

~jenny
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Do you have a thermostat set up?
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Thanks,
Amy
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