Power out for 7 hours!!! What should I expect from my hatches?

[Cowgirlgrace]

I have three incubators going with various stages of incubation. One is the hatcher with chicks due to hatch in 2 days. I covered them in Blankets and hoped for the best. When power came back on I checked the thermometers and they were around 70. Is everybody dead or dying? Has anyone else been through this experience before? What were your results?

 

[Judy]

I've never used an incubator, but from the stories I've read on here, I'll bet you lost few if any.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Dont do the blanket thing. 85* to 95* chicks keep growing but not like they should. If the power goes out ya want them to cool past that at a natural speed to stop growth. Puting them in pause. The blanket also hurts ventilation.

That being said, all you should expect is the eggs to hatch 7 hours later than normal. My longest outage was 24 hours with the incubator outside in winter weather. No hatch rate issues.