Incubator temp dropped over night

[WickedChicksNH]

Last night even though it's mid April, the temp outside dropped to in the 30s last night and it snowed here in NH.
I go in to turn the eggs when I get up, the low temp light is blinking (they are in my upstairs spare bedroom, not outside) the temp dropped in the incubator to about 95 degrees, it's usually 100.

After trying awhile I couldn't get the temp higher than 95.5, then I pondered and figured maybe the room got colder, so I wrapped a flannel sheet around the incubator and checked back shortly after and that did the trick the temp is back where it should be and has stayed there

After letting them sit to get back to temp I candled my earliest egg and it seems to be doing fine, little movement (7 days along)

should I worry about the temp drop?

I have a incubator that hold 30 eggs I think. I only have 7 in there.

thanks for any help

 

[Ralph Obrien]

Temp goes up and down under the bird when she gets off and on the nest .But its best to keep it up where it is needs to be . Less chance of losing them .

 

[WickedChicksNH]

Thank you, I thought of that. I am new to trying to hatch eggs.

 

[happychickies101]

The eggs will probably be fine
We are currently incubating eggs too and on day 5 our temp dropped to 30.7C for the whole night. Usually the temp we set the eggs at 37.5C. We started with 8 eggs and still have all 8 embryos with us at day 15

 

[purslanegarden]

Maybe with more eggs (the hold the temperature), there may be less fluctuations.

I also saw a tip about putting in a jar filled with water. The water will hold the temp more constant so there isn't as much fluctuation.

(eg it takes longer for the heated water to dissipate, or as it dissipates, it heats up the inside of the incubator...something like that).