Temp spike to 104f on day 1 incubating

[Tirna]

Last night I put a new batch of eggs in my Brinsea incubator including some expensive eggs I had shipped. Overnight the temp spiked to 104f which had never happened before. I have no idea how long it was at that temp but it could have been as long as 7 hours. I have reset the incubator and have a digital thermometer in there now too to monitor the temp. My worry is that all the eggs may now be “cooked” including my expensive eggs. Can eggs survive a spike in temp like that on day 1? Thanks for any advice.

 

[cmobley]

You should be ok I've had eggs go up to 104 105 before and they ended up being ok. Candle on day 7 or 10 you'll know for sure but usually it takes a longer time at that temp to do damage.

 

[Tirna]

You should be ok I've had eggs go up to 104 105 before and they ended up being ok. Candle on day 7 or 10 you'll know for sure but usually it takes a longer time at that temp to do damage.

Thanks so much for letting me know. I am most worried about the eggs I bought, they’re lemon Brahma, Jersey giant and Bresse. The rest are just my barnyard mix. I’ll candle on day 7 to see how they are doing and keep an eye on the temp in the meantime.