scared to death are they dead?! please help

[WarrenHound]

i put 20 eggs in my still air hova bator incubator and put them in on the 27th of last month two days away from lockdown...last night i think we must have had some power issue in the house without a storm...the incubator fluctuated beyond belief and hit 105!!!!!

last i saw it was at midnight when the temp was correct came down at 8:25am and thats when i saw the huge spike...are they far enough along to have survived that?? i would hate to loose all of them...every egg was developing last i checked...humidity is still the same

please help...

 

[sumi]

It is a bit warm, but I think they may be O.K.

I've had a disaster of a hatch first time we used an incubator with a faulty thermometer and the temps were so high in there that I cooked some of the eggs! We did hatch 7 chicks though. So fingers crossed for your babies.

 

[AwallRooster]

i agree with sumi ,think you will be ok

 

[WarrenHound]

thanks you two i just really would hate to loose the entire clutch

hatch birdies hatch

 

[kays chicks]

ive had same problem no movement at all but ive candled them today and seen sign of life in two i checked so its sit and wait for us both im affraid , good luck and let us know how you get on :0)

 

[WarrenHound]

ive had same problem no movement at all but ive candled them today and seen sign of life in two i checked so its sit and wait for us both im affraid , good luck and let us know how you get on :0)

how far along were yours in incubation? and what was the spike?

 

[kays chicks]

day 21 and no sign of movement , power went on day 19 and temp fell to 32.0 , ive kept temp under 37.7 just so it didnt go over and there still is sign of life so i just took it like the hen leaving them to eat . i think they are stronger than we think and does the hen really keep them at 37.7 at all times ? no i dont think they do what if its a very hot day or a cold night ??? its just down to luck i think

 

[kays chicks]

oh husband has just informed me the bator has been up to 38.2

one morning when he got up , he thinks day 17

 

[kays chicks]

Warrenhound mine are piping got up at 5.30 no sign , looked again at 8 and a small crack pip mark in shell , its now 12.00 dinner time and this is what i have above and i can hear them too

when is your day of hatch ?

 

[WarrenHound]

Warrenhound mine are piping got up at 5.30 no sign , looked again at 8 and a small crack pip mark in shell , its now 12.00 dinner time and this is what i have above and i can hear them too

when is your day of hatch ?

congratz =] and they go into lockdown tonight so not long off