interrupted incubation heat.

[saym]

I discovered this morning that the incubator got unplugged last night, I am only 7 days into this. should I start over? I keep the house at 63 at night

 

[SilverBirds]

About how many hours do you guess it was unplugged? The development may have slowed, but it doesn't mean they all died. I would candle in the next few days to see if you can find growth.

 

[saym]

Thank you. It was about 8hours. This is my first attempt. I have had chickens for 10 years! I feel like a newbie
again!

 

[SilverBirds]

Thank you. It was about 8hours. This is my first attempt. I have had chickens for 10 years! I feel like a newbie
again!

It takes a few hours for the center of the egg to reach the same temperature of the exterior. When the eggs do get cold, the veins may fade and the embryos may stop moving, so people automatically assume they are all dead, but this isn't always the case. I would candle them in about two days. Hopefully a few were tough enough to make it.

 

[Keribabi]

I discovered this morning that the incubator got unplugged last night, I am only 7 days into this. should I start over? I keep the house at 63 at night

My incubator was unplugged for 5 hours and temp dropped to 85° on day 2 , I am hatching button quail. I hope it didn't harm them.