temperature dived to 65 on day 20... any chance of survival?

[ChickenSchool]

On Day 20 of incubation, the incubator heater stopped working. Not sure how long the temp has been like this, but was okay about 8 hours ago. My husband caught this at 5AM while getting ready for work. One had already started pipping. The temperature was 65 and humidity 99. After moving the incubator to a different outlet, the heater started working again. One of the chicks had started pipping yesterday. Any chance my chicks will still hatch? This morning marks Day 21.

Should I let them warm up and candle them or just leave them and hope for the best?

 

[Clay Valley Farmer]

No point in candeling them, it would just add to the stress and further chill the eggs.

They should be in lockdown now, so just keep the temp up where it should be and wait to see. Temps dropping sends humitity up and they certainly would be at risk of chilling and drowning in the shell. But as you don't know how long the temp was off the themperature of the eggs them selves may not have dropped quite as far as the air temp.

My self I would hope for the best but expect the worst.

 

[Jocasta]

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Fingers crossed for your babies. Keep us posted x

 

[krcote]

I hope all turns out well!

 

[ChickenSchool]

I noticed some movement in the one egg that pipped. Looks like there is hope. Still, with all that stress they went through, I'll have to wait and see.

 

[Muggsmagee]

The good thing is they start generating their own heat in the last days...I hope they didn't get too chilled. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

 

[ChickenSchool]

Well, the one chick continues to pip and the crack is getting larger. I can see a good section of the chick as well as its entire beak as it tries to break from its shell. It seems like its taking an extraordinarily long time. Still no movement from any of the other eggs.