Oh No Power Outage Last Nite

[shadowpaints]

Our power went off at 11 pm last nite, i covered the bator with blankets and prayed it would be on soon... well it didnt come back on till almost 5 am!! the temp in the bator got down to 70 will they be ok? the bator is now back up to 99.7

 

[Barred Rocker]

Only time will tell. Please keep us updated when hatch day arrives. This has been a major fear of mine since we get a lot of thunderstorms here this time of year.

 

[shadowpaints]

yes it was lightning that caused th outage.. my hatch dates are the 23rd 24th and 25th i candle them on sunday monday and tuesday... hopefully ill see something!

 

[barnyardbonanza]

I just ordered heat packs used for survival (camping/emergencies etc) from amazon to have on hand just for that reason. Maybe they will work as needed if ever needed but it's worth a shot.

http://www.amazon.com/Survival-Heat...=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1249570702&sr=8-15

If the link doesn't work to take you directly to it they are called Survival Heat Pad, 9" X 13" - Pack of 4 Heat Pads for $19.90. I like the fact they are reuseable and they last up to 15hrs.

 

[Barred Rocker]

I have hatches due on the 21st and 25th. Hopefully I won't have any power interuptions. I'm very curious how your hatch will do.

 

[shadowpaints]

thanks i will have to get some .

 

[Attack Chicken]

We had a power outage simaliar to yours. We used a water pad(that you fill up with warm or cold water) and stuck it in there with blankets on top. I only lost 1 egg and this was in December. Goodluck on your hatch

 

[shadowpaints]

if i candle my my eggs that are due first, ( they are on day 4 almost day 5) will i see anything??

 

[Attack Chicken]

Depending on if they are white or colored eggs maybe or maybe not. White eggs you should be able to see veins

 

[shadowpaints]

i candled the buff/blue silkie eggs and i have veins in all of them!! YAY! ill try candleing the EE eggs tomorrow but not sure if ill see through the shells cuz they are green