I have a whole slew of Serama and Dutch Bantam eggs that were in the incubator when the power went out during a wind storm. This was early in the incubation process. Set the eggs on the 11th power goes out all day long on the 13th, though i put a baby blanket over the hova bator incubator. and I had a small propane heater going, with required ventilation. Today, on the 20th day of incubation, I decided to check on them to see if they were still good. I opened the top briefly to candle them without picking them up and to add some warm water with a ketchup squeeze bottle. Temp was 99.5, humidity 79. I heard faint peeping, especially when I touched one of the eggs that I could not see through. There were actually 2-3 eggs that I could not see through, they looked like solid shell. Some of these eggs are tiny. I know that there is a lethal gene that causes short legs and makes it impossible for them to get out of the shell. I am so afraid that this might happen and they will be trapped, because there is no pipping, just peeping. Faint peeping. Should I just wait and hope for the best? I suppose there is nothing I can do but let Nature take its course. If nothing happens this will be one expensive storm, because I had 3 dozen eggs in the incubator when the power went out. A dozen local Seramas that I picked up from a breeder about 50 miles from here, 14 Dutch Bantams I ordered from a reputable seller online (arrived perfect, no cracks, packed well), and 14 Seramas I ordered from a blue ribbon winning seller-show stock. As I'm typing this I can hear the little babies. I'm a nervous wreck. Now I know how new fathers feel when their wives/partners go into labor!
