temp went down to 68.8... :(

[call ducks]

temp went down to 68.8...

so i have turned all the knob up , and have a hand warmer in there... it was a hovabator... about 1/2 the eggs in there are on day 3. I am kinda woried about those eggs , because they are the eggs that are most expense

 

[Julie08]

how come? did the power go out? if the heat coming on?

 

[call ducks]

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the cord was "pluged" in when i went to school , and when i got home the pulg was haging out of the socket i was like ... holly molly and the freked out , so it was like this for may be 6 hours i have hope... but only a little

 

[Julie08]

just plug it back in dont adjust anything it should be fine.

 

[call ducks]

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haha that has been done for over an hour, it's about 90ish now

 

[rebecky1305]

Go to a store, where they sell child safety plugs and cupboard locks. Look for an outlet cover. These prevent plugs from being unplugged. May prevent any future problems. I had to get one for my alarm clock because my cat kept unplugging it.

 

[Julie08]

Sorry was just trying to be helpful

 

[call ducks]

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yup i now, i am just woried about my blue astralorp eggs , and the penedescana (sp?) eggs

 

[Kittymomma]

I had a broody hen get back on the wrong nest and when I got home the eggs were ice cold. I put her back on and she hatched 9/11 and one of the ones that didn't hatch was an early quiter from way before the eggs got cold. She was 2+ weeks in when the eggs got cold so I don't know if it's the same when they get cooled down so early, but I wouldn't give up just yet.

 

[loopy12]

Our power went out 2 nights ago for 7.5 hours, temps dropped to around that. My duck eggs were on day 3 and day 6. When I candled last night I could see slight movement in a few of the older ones, and a spider of veins in others, and in the younger ones I saw a heartbeat in one of the 4 I looked at...so hang in there, at least some, maybe even all of them will be ok...