Egg Problems

deb1

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Jun 26, 2008
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Yesterday my electricity went out for about two or three hours.

The temp in my homemade incubator dropped to 93 and continued to go down. So, I added a small tea candle. I watched the temperature until it seemed to stabilize between 99.5 and 100.

For a few minutes I watched some tv with my daughters. Then my younger son shouted that the temperature in the incubator was 108!
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We lifted the lid and waved air into the incubator. It cooled down but the temperature again began to shoot down until it was under 95.

Today, I candled my eggs. I think that I need a stronger flashlight. All I could see was the air sac and dark blobs that moved as I moved the eggs. I am not seeing veins though.

I think that my egg experiement has probably failed. I can start again of course.

But just as a long shot I have to ask. Is there any chance that my eggs are alive?
 
I should add that my eggs came from a friend's flock. They were free. I don't know how often she gathers her eggs. I assumed daily. Maybe they were a bit older then I thought. But they are still probably dead right?
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