I am very upset right now... I had two different batches of eggs in the incubator (forced air hova bator).. One batch (from my own girls) is on day 16 and the others (lav orps that were shipped) are on day 4.. I had them in a confined room until about a week ago but because it was getting to almost 100 degrees in the room, the temp inside the incubator was getting to 106.. I moved the bator into the corner of the living room and the cats seemed to be leaving it alone... Well, this morning I got my son on the bus and went to go turn the eggs and found the cat had knocked it down!!!!
It had luckily gotten caught between the big box it was sitting on and the stereo cabinet so it didn't hit the floor, nor did any of the eggs.. However, all of the eggs crashed on top of each other.. Out of 3 dozen eggs, One was so badly damaged that the top came off and the 16 day old baby died.. Two were on day 4 and were oozing... I had several that were crushed and dented but the membrane was completely intact and then I had a good handful that were just slightly cracked! I could not see the 4 day old veins yet but ALL 20 remaining 16 day old eggs were alive!!! I quickly got a candle and started putting a thin layer on the cracked eggs.. There were a few I had to put a little more on because they were dented and there were even a few that has small pieces of shell missing completely but again, the membrane was still completely intact..
WHAT are their chances of survival?!?! I'm not sure how long it was like that but because the bator was wedged, there was still heat in it. It was only open about 1 1/2".. I have a girl that has gone broody on me and I was planning on giving her the lav eggs and shutting the bator down for the summer but it looks like I will need to keep it going (hopefully) until the waxed eggs hatch..
Trying to make myself feel better, I texted my husband and told him that i just put more wax on the eggs than was on a birthday cake!! Needless to say, I cried my eyes out anyway!
Please tell me they still have a chance!
Goddess
WHAT are their chances of survival?!?! I'm not sure how long it was like that but because the bator was wedged, there was still heat in it. It was only open about 1 1/2".. I have a girl that has gone broody on me and I was planning on giving her the lav eggs and shutting the bator down for the summer but it looks like I will need to keep it going (hopefully) until the waxed eggs hatch..
Please tell me they still have a chance!
Goddess
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