Are my eggs dead? Teacher

[ambercurly]

Hey so I am a teacher an am raising eggs with my students. I got my eggs last night from a local breeder took them to my classroom and cranked my ac to 55 and started my incubator Set my eggs out and assumed my AC would keep them safe. . But at about midnight the schools Ac reset to 75 when I got to my class room at 6 am the incubator was at 99.5 ready to go but my eggs were sitting in a 74 degree room for a few hours. I cried and just put them in my incubator which has the perfect temp and humidity. Are my eggs dead? My room was perfect when I left at 7 last night but it auto changed it. I’m using the little giant incubator and auto turner.

 

[Chookwagn]

your eggs should be fine

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Eggs should be fine...

 

[Kiki]

Hey so I am a teacher an am raising eggs with my students. I got my eggs last night from a local breeder took them to my classroom and cranked my ac to 55 and started my incubator Set my eggs out and assumed my AC would keep them safe. . But at about midnight the schools Ac reset to 75 when I got to my class room at 6 am the incubator was at 95.5 ready to go but my eggs were sitting in a 74 degree room for a few hours. I cried and just put them in my incubator which has the perfect temp and humidity. Are my eggs dead? My room was perfect when I left at 7 last night but it auto changed it. I’m using the little giant incubator and auto turner.

Welcome!
What do you teach?

I use this incubator.
How many thermometers do you have in it?
Have you added water?
Do you have a humidity gauge?



Fwiw: I do not add any water and my humidity levels stay perfect.
I am in Houston.
I keep 4 CALIBRATED thermometers in my bator at all times so I can look, at one glance, and see what the temp is.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hey so I am a teacher an am raising eggs with my students. I got my eggs last night from a local breeder took them to my classroom and cranked my ac to 55 and started my incubator Set my eggs out and assumed my AC would keep them safe. . But at about midnight the schools Ac reset to 75 when I got to my class room at 6 am the incubator was at 95.5 ready to go but my eggs were sitting in a 74 degree room for a few hours. I cried and just put them in my incubator which has the perfect temp and humidity. Are my eggs dead? My room was perfect when I left at 7 last night but it auto changed it. I’m using the little giant incubator and auto turner.

Good evening!

Your eggs should be fine! With regards to being 74 degrees last night...

But 95.5 would be too low even in a forced air bator.

What you do from this point on will have more impact than last night. Forced air should be 99.5 and still air should be 101.5 measured at the top of the eggs. Using a calibrated thermometer.. and not relying on a built in one CAN be the difference between life and death.

What grade are you teaching? What breed are you trying to hatch?

If you cried already over such a minor mishap are you SURE hatching is for you?? Do you have a plan for the extra roosters?

My favorite hatching resource, aside fro BYC of course..
Incubation guide

Happy hatching!

 

[ambercurly]

Good evening!

Your eggs should be fine! With regards to being 74 degrees last night...

But 95.5 would be too low even in a forced air bator.

What you do from this point on will have more impact than last night. Forced air should be 99.5 and still air should be 101.5 measured at the top of the eggs. Using a calibrated thermometer.. and not relying on a built in one CAN be the difference between life and death.

What grade are you teaching? What breed are you trying to hatch?

If you cried already over such a minor mishap are you SURE hatching is for you?? Do you have a plan for the extra roosters?

My favorite hatching resource, aside fro BYC of course..
Incubation guide

Happy hatching!

I meant 99.5 is what my eggs are on

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Ambercurly, what subject do you teach and what grade are your students?

 

[Sonya9]

Eggs in the first days of incubation can handle lower temps (they just pause development) but in the later half a drop in temp will kill the embryos.

In your case they hadn't even started developing so it is a non-issue.

 

[Ridgerunner]

You are needlessly worrying. You are OK.

The ideal storage temperature for eggs you will incubate is around 55 degrees Fahrenheit. If you store them at that temperature they can remain viable for a week or two or even more. You did not store them for a week or two, just overnight. Many of us don't have any place to store eggs that is 55* F. I keep mine at room temperature (72* F in winter, 78* F in summer) for a week and get great hatch rates. Don't let the pursuit of perfection get in the way of plenty good enough.

Your eggs are fine. Let us know how it goes.