Accident

[TommyVT05]

I just got this e-mail in from the teacher who is incubating the eggs that I have her for the class project:

Hi Tommy,
I am so worried..the custodian unplugged the incubator last night at
around 8:30. He was using the outlet to vacum and didn't realize what he
was unplugging. When I arrived this morning at 7:00 the temperature was
70 degrees. Do you think this killed the chicks? I am so upset I could
cry.
Any suggestions?

I don't know...does anybody know is the chicks are still good...I have never heard this before so I don't know.
I hope its still ok : (
Im praying...because there are 24 EGGS!!! Jungle Fowls and Phoenix...really rare birds there

Please help,
Thank You

- Tommy

 

[Dodgegal79]

Depends how long they are along, but I would thinks its a bad thing. Thats pretty cold for them. I'm not sure, hopefully someone else answers.

 

[silkiechicken]

Plug it back in and let it go. Candle in a few days to see if development continues. Hatch will be lower but not all is lost. Best of luck.

 

[TommyVT05]

Ouch!

I called her and let her know, hopefully, not too many died. She will candle them tomorrow and will do again a few days after there to look for changes on the developement. Crossing my fingers.

: (

- Tommy

PS: That is 12 hours unplugged! Now that I have thought of it. Lets say the foam can perhaps keep it @ 100 for 1 hour. Thats 11 hours left that under the norm! What are the chances of seeing this now --->

 

[kstaven]

Have seen people here come through with chicks after that long in a winter power outage. No doubts some will not make it but some still may.

 

[mswiggi]

Truthfully they are probably fine. Eggs are much more resilient then people think. I've had power outages, and unplugged bators on several occasions.

 

[TommyVT05]

Imma pray!!!

Hope my babies are alright. The temp is 70F when the teacher saw it 8:30 in the morning, so it is most likely higher than 70F during the night so there could still be hope.

By the way: The eggs went in the incubator on the 27th. So it has been about a week and this happened...is that ok?

I hope for not too many losses : (

- Tommy

 

[alex]

Hey, I read the story and it was sad...

I wish you the best of luck!!!

 

[TommyVT05]

Thanks. The chicks and I will need it to get by. @ First, I hoped 20/24 hatched, but now...I can only pray for 10 : (
Big change isn't it?

Oh well, better than notthing I guess

- Tommy

 

[TommyVT05]

She is going to candle them this morning

- Tommy