help needed bulbs on incubators!!

[eztiger]

yesterday I recieved some eggs to go in an incubator but then when i swtiched it on the bulb blew!!!
I have already ordered some bulbs, which should be here 2 moro but relised they are 25w instead of 15w. I know it may sound soft ot other but i dont know if i can use the 25w bulbs, will they be too high?
how long can i leave thse eggs unincubated for? scared now!!

[MKG]

I have no idea about incubating eggs, but I can tell you that, assuming it's an incandescent filament bulb, a 25W bulb will throw off an awful lot more heat than a 15W one - about 66% more! Bulbs being the terribly inefficient things thay are, most of the energy is emitted in the form of heat rather than light. That may be enough to coddle your eggs.

[eztiger]

im a bit confused???!
on here
http://www.ascott-dairy.co.uk/acatalog/ ... tml#aPY297
the covatutto 6 it clearly says 25w bulb but on the inside of the lid of the inc its says 15w?

[MKG]

Ah, there you go - it's thermostatically controlled. In which case, it doesn't matter too much which bulb you use - the thermostat will switch it off if it gets too hot. Looking at the other models and their ratings, I think I'd go for the 25W bulb - it just seems more likely to fit into their pattern of increasing volume and power.

[eztiger]

thanks for your help ive justed ordered some 15w to be safe
ahhh now what to do with 10 25w other bulbs that are winging their way to me????