Going on trip & need to move incubator - HOW?

[JLS]

I am going away tomorrow afternoon and my eggs are still in the incubator (7/13 will be the 27th day!!). Now the person who was supposed to watch my chicks will now have to care for any hatching babies. I have to move the incubator to the "chick sitter's" home. I have a plan, do you think it will work?

I thought I should heat a wet towel in the microwave. Then wrap the eggs in the towel. I think I should put them into the incubator while I drive to the sitter's house. The drive is about 15 mins long. Once I get there I can set up the incubator and return the eggs to it.

Will it work? I just dont understand why they still haven't hatched (only one has hatched - at 6pm this evening).

 

[the Pollo Loco]

they should...15 min. is not long. i've had the power go out for over 3 hrs and still had a decent hatch!

Hey wait a minute... did you say 27 days? sorry I think you have some bad eggs...

 

[La Mike]

I dont see why it wouldnt just wouldnt waste a second doing it. And not bad eggs if they are not chickens

 

[JLS]

I know...27 days is way too long. Yet one hatched today! Should I candle them just before wrapping them in the towel? I candled them at 18 days and at least 4 were completely black but those have not hatched yet. I did eveything just the way the incubator's instructions said. ??????