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[mamaSherry]

Hello all you chic-a-bees. Newbie here.
Look forward to learning and sharing chick stories.
I live in North Carolina. We've had chicken's for several years. Neighbors dog got three last year and a pack of dogs got 3-4 the year before that. Possum got two this year. We started out with 14 but only have one hen now and she's pretty old.
I got some fertile eggs from a friend and made my own incubator. Tomorrow will be day 6. I'm a little concerned because the temperature reached 110 today for about 5 hours. Do y'all think they will still hatch?

Thanks,
mamaSherry

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya Mama Sherry, welcome to BYC!

Yikes, I'm afraid that high of a temp for 5 hours reached the embryos and most likely killed them as that's 10 degrees over. So very sorry! Even if they all didn't die, they'd stand a huge chance of having issues. You could candle them and see if you see any movement though.

If you just caught it, Metzers has tips for how to quickly cool down the embryos but a full 5 hours that high, I'm afraid it's just going to be a sad result anyway.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens, And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska! So sorry for your losses, The Best of Luck with your Hatch.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello Sherry, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[Jenbirdee]

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC, and good luck with your hatching eggs.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

So sorry for all your losses to the predators. I agree with @Debbie292d that high of temp has most likely killed the developing embryos, I doubt they are alive at this point.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[Sammster]

Welcome! So sorry for your losses. And for your over-heated eggs. But it's nice to have you here, and I think this is the best "all-things-chicken" source, anywhere! Hope you can try, again ♡

 

[muddy75]