Incubating chicken eggs- power went out for 3 days

[Alisa Henley]

Hi all, I put 40 eggs in the incubator and 2 days later the power went out, I immediately put a blanket over the incubator but the power was out for 3 days. I live in Hawaii so it's not freezing here but 3 days seems too long. Is it too late? I was thinking of candling in a few days to see but I was curious on others thoughts and experiences. I'm running a little giant still air incubator.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I would think those eggs are goners, sorry.

 

[Alisa Henley]

Yes that's what I'm leaning towards. I was really just hoping because they were only in for 2 days before the power went out that there might be some hope.

I would think those eggs are goners, sorry.

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[BlueBaby]

@TropicalBabies live's over there in Hawaii. Maybe she would know better about how thing's go over there. I know that she does some hatching.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Hi all, I put 40 eggs in the incubator and 2 days later the power went out, I immediately put a blanket over the incubator but the power was out for 3 days. I live in Hawaii so it's not freezing here but 3 days seems too long. Is it too late? I was thinking of candling in a few days to see but I was curious on others thoughts and experiences. I'm running a little giant still air incubator.

Aloha! Kauai here. Are these your eggs? Do you have access to more easily?
I figure you can do one of 2 things. If it were summer I may feel differently but that coldfront/kona low dropped our temps some and you may be best off starting from scratch.
If you don't have access to more eggs of the same then fired it up and candle in 10 days. Not a lot of harm in that either. I'd just worry about defects that may be possible and no one wants. Like failure to thrive ☹ everything looks good but it aint.

 

[TropicalBabies]

I do hope you keep us posted so we can learn more as we go along ♡

 

[Alisa Henley]

Aloha! Kauai here. Are these your eggs? Do you have access to more easily?
I figure you can do one of 2 things. If it were summer I may feel differently but that coldfront/kona low dropped our temps some and you may be best off starting from scratch.
If you don't have access to more eggs of the same then fired it up and candle in 10 days. Not a lot of harm in that either. I'd just worry about defects that may be possible and no one wants. Like failure to thrive ☹ everything looks good but it aint.

Aloha! Im on the Big Island, Yes these are my eggs and I have already started setting aside eggs when the power went out. I'll just start over, it's a bummer but I dont want to worry about defects or any other issues. Thanks for your response and everyone else who replied

 

[Swbertrand1]

Yeah, most likely no good. We always worry about power outages when we're incubating too. It helps to have a generator at the ready for refrigerators, air conditioners, lights, and INCUBATORS...