Muscovy eggs - 1 week from hatch left @ 50 degrees for more than a few hours?

[thepregnantgod]

Will they survive if I'm now incubating them? A predator scared off Momma duck - and I found the nest abandoned (quite the surprise considering how protective she was) for at least a few hours. The outdoor temp was around 50 degrees F.

Just curious if my rescue efforts are futile.

 

[Bobwhite-Falcon]

You can tell by candling them, you can do this in a pitch black room with a strong flashlight, they will be fine with the temp, just rember to turn them 3 or more times a day until 3 days before hatch, Here's a helpful website:
http://shilala.homestead.com/candling.html
I wish you best of luck with them!

 

[sheboyganjohn]

Read the thread "incubator unplugged" just about to the bottom of the first page will give you pease of mind, and half way through the second page will give you a warning on why not to give up too early.