Hi, I have about 7 quail eggs in my incubator but I'm worried they won't hatch. I made the incubator myself so we have to regulate temp ourselves. We do that just fine and we have never went too high or too low but one day I was out for a while and no one else was at home and the incubator was at 40 degrees celsius (104 Fahrenheit) the whole day! It was day 17 where I saw some pips in my eggs and on day 18 is when one hatched. Only problem is, I had to leave my house at 8am and the chick hatched at 9am. During that time, the incubator was at 40 degrees. I was so sad to come home (it was around 4pm) to see a dead chick lying on the incubator floor. I didn't know it was at 40 degrees so when I checked, I immediately turned the temp to 37.5 ish. The chick has been in 40 degrees for 8 hours and so have the eggs. It's only day 19 now but I feel like none of my eggs will hatch. Do you think there is still a possibility? Also, the dead chick was in the incubator for about 7 hours so will that also affect the eggs? I wasn't sure if I should remove it or keep in in because of the sudden temp and humidity changes. I ended up removing it. What are my chances of chicks hatching?
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