HELP!! My power has been out for 6 hours and I'm two weeks into a batch of incubator eggs

Wolgy

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How long can eggs survive with no heat? Power company keeps pushing back the repair time. Getting worried!! House temp is getting in the low 60s.
 
cover the incubator with a blanket is it possible to slip them under a broody hen they can last a while but once they get so cold the babies will start dieing this will happen around 40-50 degrees you can put them in a car as well with the heat on
 
I should have brought them with me to work, but the power company said the power would be back on around 8AM. Then it went to 9:30, now they say 11AM! Grrr!
 
They are on day 14. The power was off for a total of 6 1/2 hours
 
I bought a 1200 w gen on line ( new ) for $ 99.00 runs a 250w heat lamp for about 4 hrs worked great for my week old chicks Should work fine for you
 
Ok our hen decided to sit. Other hens still wanted to lay in THAT nest. So hubby moves her and her eggs to dog house . She doesn't want to sit there. Hubby blockes her in with then...the eggs went a day often moving with out hen on then.. She had already sat 6 days on then in first nest with other hens laying on top of her..so brought them in and put in incubator . Following week storm knocks power out...had a wood stove for heat because a cold snap...everything that could go wrong did and they still hatched. They are tuffer then we sometimes think. Good luck
 
Yeah, there was a point this morning when I said "Take over Mother Nature, it is out of my hands". I think they will be ok. Thanks for sharing, Janie
 
How did this turn out? I had my incubator shut off for 9+ hrs after I turned I'm guessing. The eggs were cold. I quickly put blanket over the incubator and got back up to 100 degrees. It's day 14 everyone was alive last night.
Any one have this problem ? Did I loose all my eggs
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I'm going to candle tonight see if any happen to make it.
I'm curious if Wolgys made it? Please help! I'm so bummed!!
 
My power was off for 6 1/2 hours and I'm happy to report that my chicks hatched, and two days early! These were Icelandics and pipped on day 19. It got down in the low 60s in my house. I would think you will be safe, Angie.
 

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