Left the lid off the incubator!!

[K.Riggs]

Hi,

I was cooling my day 13 Cayuga eggs today. I'd had a horrid day after a few sleepless nights with sick kids.

I forgot and left it off for a bit over an hour.

My incubator takes less that five minutes to get up to temp and humidity.

Will this be disasterous? I'm freaking out a bit :'(

 

[Pyxis]

Nah, that's fine. They can easily take an hour of cooling. You're okay

 

[JudysMuscovy]

They will be fine, I left the lid off all day once and they all hatched fine

 

[sourland]

As the previous posts indicate, they will be fine. Hens occasionally leave the nest for far longer periods of time.

 

[K.Riggs]

Thank you!! I quickly checked my most active embryo from my last candling and it wasn't moving but I assume they slow down when they cool. I will check a few tomorrow when I cool them again. I so hope they are ok

 

[JudysMuscovy]

Yes wait until tomorrow so they warm up co

Thank you!! I quickly checked my most active embryo from my last candling and it wasn't moving but I assume they slow down when they cool. I will check a few tomorrow when I cool them again. I so hope they are ok

I would wait until tomorrow and recheck them it will give them time to warm up again

 

[tjb]

As the previous posts indicate, they will be fine. Hens occasionally leave the nest for far longer periods of time.

I'm a little confused... I just started incubating -- on my 3rd batch. I have never heard of "cooling". I try to only lift my lid on candling days... everything I had read says not to let the temperature fluctuate. What am I missing?

 

[Pyxis]

I'm a little confused... I just started incubating -- on my 3rd batch. I have never heard of "cooling". I try to only lift my lid on candling days... everything I had read says not to let the temperature fluctuate. What am I missing?

Cooling mimics the hen's behavior of getting off the nest each day to eat, drink, and poop. The eggs are left to cool down for 15 minutes to a half hour each day. This can have a beneficial impact on hatch rates. I never do it for chicken eggs (haven't found that I need to), but I always do it for goose eggs.

 

[JudysMuscovy]

I'm a little confused... I just started incubating -- on my 3rd batch. I have never heard of "cooling". I try to only lift my lid on candling days... everything I had read says not to let the temperature fluctuate. What am I missing?

I always cool my eggs, the hen gets off her nest to eat and stretch, so I follow that rule

 

[WVduckchick]

Brinsea (other companies may also) has incorporated a "cooling period" in their incubators. My Octagon 20 Advance has it. You can use it or not, but its there if wanted. I don't use it, but I candle almost daily, so I figure that takes care of it lol