Incubator Lost Power

[khpadventures]

Is there any hope? My incubator lost power today for around 10 hours. So sad right now

 

[cavemanrich]

You do leave out many details.
What day of incubation is this?
If early, then less likely to loose chicks inside egg.
How low did temp drop?
Was there any possibility of adding external heat to incubator?? Not sure how your incubator is,,,, but a small one that would fit inside a cooler, could be kept warm (somewhat) with HOT WATER BOTTLES. Of course you would have to have a means of heating the water. I have a gas stove, so power outage,,, just means I need to light flame with match.
A larger incubator could have smaller hot water bottles inserted inside.

I know all these suggestions are labor intensive... That is all I have to offer at this time.
I am somewhat prepared for power outages. I do have a generator on hand. Only use minimum power during outages,,, mainly refrigerator, and light (LED bulbs very little current draw) to see during dark.
A storage battery, (car battery) and a small power inverter would be able to run an incubator for a pretty long time.
All these things must be had ahead of time,,, I do have a small power inverter from before I got a generator. Used it to run electronics in a pinch, during a power outage. Now with generator,, my inverter is collecting dust.

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,and hoping not all is lost

 

[khpadventures]

You do leave out many details.
What day of incubation is this?
If early, then less likely to loose chicks inside egg.
How low did temp drop?
Was there any possibility of adding external heat to incubator?? Not sure how your incubator is,,,, but a small one that would fit inside a cooler, could be kept warm (somewhat) with HOT WATER BOTTLES. Of course you would have to have a means of heating the water. I have a gas stove, so power outage,,, just means I need to light flame with match.
A larger incubator could have smaller hot water bottles inserted inside.

I know all these suggestions are labor intensive... That is all I have to offer at this time.
I am somewhat prepared for power outages. I do have a generator on hand. Only use minimum power during outages,,, mainly refrigerator, and light (LED bulbs very little current draw) to see during dark.
A storage battery, (car battery) and a small power inverter would be able to run an incubator for a pretty long time.
All these things must be had ahead of time,,, I do have a small power inverter from before I got a generator. Used it to run electronics in a pinch, during a power outage. Now with generator,, my inverter is collecting dust.

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,and hoping not all is lost

Thank you for the reply!

It was actually just a silly accident, the only plug in the area is tied to a light switch, which is normally taped on. Unbeknownst to me my toddler discovered how to flip it off without removing the tape i didn't notice what had happened until I got home from work that day. They were 75 degrees when I caught it and its a staggered hatch, so the oldest was day 18, the youngest day 10. Im too nervous to candle and check

 

[cavemanrich]

Lets see what comes out from your hatch effort..

Had to include this ..