Eggs are supposed to lock down... the day a hurricane rolls in

[FeatherTay]

I had a power outage when my eggs were on day 17 and they got down to 55° because I had a fan going in there (that’s another story) and I had half a bit over half still hatch. There was no power for 6 hours before I could move it to another place to plug in. I’m gonna guess your chicks will be fine if you wrap them in a blanket (but leave some room for air) and place some hand warmers in there!

 

[topochico225]

can you... borrow a broody instead? a hurricane was supposed to come near where i lived, and we were all bracing for power outages. Thank goodness the storm veered away. I had a broody at the same time my eggs were incubating, and i figured I’d just put them under her...

Unfortunately, no. I'm just going to swaddle it in blankets and stick in a heat pack if I need to.

 

[NatJ]

I'm just going to swaddle it in blankets and stick in a heat pack if I need to.

You probably already thought of this, but make sure you've got an accurate thermometer that works when the power is off.

 

[topochico225]

You probably already thought of this, but make sure you've got an accurate thermometer that works when the power is off.

I've got a calibrated thermometer/hygrometer inside the incubator, and I'm going to stick the probe of a thermometer into the mass of blankets to make sure we're good on temp.

 

[topochico225]

Y'all think the eggs in my incubator will be ok if I wrap a Mylar blanket (you know, the silver emergency kind) around the incubator then a thick weighted blanket around that? I'm leaving the motor area open for oxygen

 

[NatJ]

Y'all think the eggs in my incubator will be ok if I wrap a Mylar blanket (you know, the silver emergency kind) around the incubator then a thick weighted blanket around that? I'm leaving the motor area open for oxygen

Sounds reasonable to me. The real question will be if the temperature stays in the right range, and you'll only know that by trying it.

 

[topochico225]

Power keeps going off for a few mins, then on, then off.

 

[NatJ]

Power keeps going off for a few mins, then on, then off.

Oh, that's frustrating I hope you've got the incubator on a surge suppressor if it's plugged in-- you don't want it getting fried by a power surge!

 

[topochico225]

Oh, that's frustrating I hope you've got the incubator on a surge suppressor if it's plugged in-- you don't want it getting fried by a power surge!

I do, but I ended up unplugging it so I could put all the layers of insulation on w/o fear of overheating.

3 heavy polyester sweatshirts, 3 blankets, 1 mylar blanket

 

[topochico225]

Well, despite all odds and temps getting to 75 F inside the bator...

2/3 hatched and the third is pipping!