first 12 hours in bator at high temp, will eggs be ok

[EAST TEXAROO]

Ok I got a lg bator still air day before yesterday and had it running with a flukers analog thermometer 24 hours to get things in the right temp range. I set my eggs at 10pm last night. I went to walmart this morning and bought a mercury stick thermometer and a digital thermometer. I put both of them in the bator with the flukers and the digital read 109 and the merc read 109-110, the flukers read 99-100. I am going with the two that are the same but are my eggs viable to hatch after being in the bator at 109 for 12 hours?

 

[gocrow77]

I believe that someone posted on a similar thread to this one that some hatcheries use a temperature of 115 to sterilize their eggs before setting. Not sure about how long they do this. Other than that one referance I really have no clue, hopefully they will see the post and chime in again. I would personally not give up hope. I would leave them in there npw that you have temps corrected and candle at 7 days or so to check for development - check the hatching /incubating eggs section for the sticky on candling eggs and make sure development is correct for 7 days along. If there is none or blood rings etc - well you tried, and can try again. Best of luck to you! here is a great sight for day by day development with pics:

http://www.minkhollow.ca/HatchingProgram/Candling/Fresh/index.html

 

[Camelot Farms]

I had a not so great experience with the same situation. Set my 'came with the bator thermometer' in and waited for 99.5 and stuck the eggs in. Next morning opened to turn and instinctively knew that it was too warm in there. Checked it against a spare thermometer and found I had 110.

Crossed fingers and waited out the hatch and lost them all.

I know this isnt what you wanted to hear...

I would still wait out the hatch, candle after a while and see what happens.

Good luck!!

 

[EAST TEXAROO]

Thanks you guys, It just sucks because my hens are almost refusing to lay eggs, Here in texas its so d%#* hot. I'll candle the on day 7 mark the questionable ones and wait a few more days to do it again. Might have to wait till fall and try it again

 

[ginbart]

DON'T GIVE UP. I had a temp spike of 110 for over 12 hours and still had a 50% hatch. Thanks to someone on here from TX. She said the temp in TX gets to 110 there and the hens still hatch eggs. So don't give up. But the next time I would give the bator a couple of days to get it to the right temp. Please keep us updated.

 

[ginbart]

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OH, I see you are in Texas, what is the temp there?

 

[EAST TEXAROO]

We had 17 straight days over 100 the highest was 106 but the news stations would call my outdoor thermometer a liar. The past 3 days its been 98-99