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Incubator Snafoos AGAIN!!! Power Outage!!!

Discussion in 'Incubating & Hatching Eggs' started by Keri78, Jan 25, 2010.

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  1. Jan 25, 2010 #1
    Keri78

    Keri78 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Hi Y'all!!! It's me again![​IMG] Well, if any of my eggs hatch it's going to be a true miracle at this point![​IMG] When we first put the eggs in the incubator went haywire and remained at between 102 and 112 degrees and 99% humidity for the first three hours before we got it corrected! Now this morning there was a power outage b/c of a storm we had and they were at 70 degrees for three hours before the power came back on again!(AAAAHHHH!)[​IMG] I'll be able to candle them in a few more days and see what I have![​IMG] I'm soooo bummed! Keri
     
  3. Jan 25, 2010 #2
    Ban seabhag

    Ban seabhag Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Don't panic yet. Short dropdowns like that in temps from power outages don't seem to cause much harm if they don't last more than a few hours. That said there have been people here who have had outages for much longer and had chicks make it.
     
  5. Jan 25, 2010 #3
    SoCalChick

    SoCalChick Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I had a power outage for 13 hours - temps went down to 70. Everyone posted my eggs should be o.k. I go into lockdown tonight - so lets hope!
    Dont give up hope on your eggs yet! [​IMG]
     

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