Day 10 and temp went down to 95.6, are they gonna be ok????

[Wyogirl]

Sometime between 10PM and 5AM the temp went down to 95.6. Like a dummy adjusted temp heater a liitle down because temps were up to 101. I didn't stay up thinking (actually was tired and not thinking) and this morning temps had gone down. I have re-adjusted the heater and before I leave to work will make sure temps are stable.
So are they gonna be ok???

Ayda

 

[Melissa Rose]

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My incubator died on a cold night and I did not notice untill the next day. The temps were down to 80* they still hatched !!!!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Probably. Cooler is better than too hot. At least you did not cook them.

Those chicks are often a lot tougher than you think. And it takes a while for the interior of the egg to cool off, even if the incubator temperatures are too low for a while. It is not a good thing, obviously, but you probably did not hurt them.

 

[Wyogirl]

Thank you, I about started to cry as I have 22 Silkies from CJ Silkies as well as some Lav Orps shipped eggs. I will candle them tonight??? as some are day 10 LO and Silkies are Day 7.
Ayda

 

[silkymom1986]

Yea a drop in temp is always better than a spike, may just delay your hatch some. I have silkie eggs from CJ too I just put in the bator last night, soooo excited!! Come join my thread if you'd like, I have a really cute hatch calendar you can use too if you need one!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=7675360#p7675360

 

[Cattitude]

I had a drop in temperature when we were working on the new siding; since then, two more have hatched. I have good hopes for the rest of mine, and for your eggs and chicks, too!!

 

[Melissa Rose]

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Hey my Cj Silkies are day 7 too and wigglers are easy to see in 17 and 3 more looking possible

I bet yours are going to look good for you tonight

 

[Wyogirl]

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Hey my Cj Silkies are day 7 too and wigglers are easy to see in 17 and 3 more looking possible

I bet yours are going to look good for you tonight

I am candling here in a few, hope to see wigglers Will let you know.
Ayda

 

[Wyogirl]

Definitely have wigglers, 12 Lavs and 10 Silkies for sure !!!
Ayda

 

[cmom]

Keep the faith... One of my incubators went down to 93 the one day because of a power outage. When the power came back on one of the incubators went up to 115. Another time on our coldest night I lost power, I was 2 weeks into incubation. The temp in the incubator was 78 degrees when I discovered it. I put the incubator on a battery pack with an inverter and brought the temp back up. I was really worried but I still had good hatches.