My incubator Temperature dropped to 22c HELP!

[jtommers]

Hi, I really need some advice!

My chickens eggs are currently on day 13, and I just checked my incubator and saw the temperature is at 22c and 56 humidity. I last checked my eggs 12/16hrs ago and the temperature was at 37.6 and humidity 45. So, my eggs could have been sat in 22c temperature for up to 12-16hrs, will my eggs be ok? or have they been killed due to the low temperature??

Please can any once help?

 

[Yardmom]

Your eggs are likely ok. I have had hens off all night (temps below freezing) and the chicks still developed. Do you know why the temp dropped?

 

[jtommers]

I hope you're right! Not sure really, I took the lid off to last night to add water for humidity, so maybe I didn't put it back on properly. However, when I saw it was at 22c the lid seemed to be on right. hopefully it doesn't happen again!

 

[WoDia]

@jtommers The eggs should be fine. They may just hatch a little later. Candle them before you put them into lockdown. Let us know how it goes.

 

[jtommers]

Having a nightmare! they temp went back up to 37.6c and just checked and it's down to 27.6c. Anyone know why a machine would do that?

 

[jtommers]

@jtommers The eggs should be fine. They may just hatch a little later. Candle them before you put them into lockdown. Let us know how it goes.

Hey, update. 21 days was yesterday and no eggs have hatched i changed the incubator on sunday to one working, so temperature has been spot on. i candled them on day 18 a i think they have grown since day 13. could there be a delay if temp dropped for 12/16hrs last friday?

 

[Altairsky]

They could be delayed, just keep incubating for a few more days before giving up.

 

[WoDia]

Hey, update. 21 days was yesterday and no eggs have hatched i changed the incubator on sunday to one working, so temperature has been spot on. i candled them on day 18 a i think they have grown since day 13. could there be a delay if temp dropped for 12/16hrs last friday?

Yes, wait a few more days. Monitor humidity. The lower incubator temperatures can delay hatching. Look for movement or pips. Don’t give up on them yet. Please keep us updated.

 

[jtommers]

Yes, wait a few more days. Monitor humidity. The lower incubator temperatures can delay hatching. Look for movement or pips. Don’t give up on them yet. Please keep us updated.

So one chick is pipped through! there alive.

How do I increase humidity? the new incubator is an old one and can't tell me the %. I have sprayed water over the eggs, as i'm worried the shells are hard. I don't want the one egg which has pipped through to dry out.

 

[Altairsky]

If you have no way to monitor humidity, then don't monitor it. It's too late to make adjustments now.
I messed up my hatches and possibly killed 3 perfectly formed chicks because I fumbled with humidity levels when it was too late to do so.
Leave everything the way it is. If they're pipping don't touch.