will 96.8 degree eggs survive?

[jay1995]

Yes eggs will survive at 96.8 degrees

 

[dancingbear]

My normal incubating thermometer is an old alcohol one, (the kind with the red liquid in them) an indoor/outdoor weather temp type thermometer. The metal frame is all bent where a dog chewed on it years ago, but it works great. The only problem is it doesn't show 1/10th increments, so I have to just kind of eyeball it and make my best guess where the line should be. I always test run for at least 24 hours before setting eggs, an double check with the mercury shake-down thermometer. That also allows me to verify that I'm looking for the right spot on the alcohol thermometer. One of these days, I'll have a fine-tip sharpie handy when I test it, and I'll mark where the line should be. Or better yet, both ends, the high and the low, of the acceptable range.

 

[mulia24]

i dunno, but my chick and duck eggs just have 4 hours 106 deg, yesterday they got 95 deg. i just do what i can do but since i have no thermostat and i'm busy working, what can i do then even this everyday power failure always keep them breath CO2 everyday. just hope they'll survive, if not, well i have done the best i can do.

 

[jay1995]

I put a jar of water in my incubator. The water and glass heats up with the bator then when the bator turns of or starts cool down it will keep the bator at the same tempature. Goodluck.

 

[mulia24]

i don't think that glass and water can hold same exact temp with 4 hours of power failure.

 

[wyliefarms]

We lost power, eggs went down to the 80's. Took them to my parents for 2 days, then brought them back when we got the power back on.
We had 100% hatch. I was shocked!

 

[Akane]

If you have enough mass in the bator and don't open it then it can easily hold close to the same temp for 4hours. I put several bottled water containers refilled with tap water in mine if it isn't completely full of eggs. The more mass the more stable the temperature. Air loses temp instantly and heats up quickly. Eggs and water do not. Also if you can heat water in some way while your incubator isn't getting power you can keep refilling the containers and keep the bator temp up. I've filled bottles with hot tap water when I needed the bator up to temp right now. I can have it at 100F within minutes doing that.

 

[mulia24]

can't believe it akane, i will try it later with only (maybe) 3 eggs for testing that. even i don't have many time to keep them heated and what? cooking the water? haven't time for it. but i'll test it.

 

[Akane]

If it means death of your eggs during a long power outage I think most people could find time to stick a pot of water over a fire and forget about it until the water was hot. It's not like heating water requires any attention. If your hot water heater works without electricity it would be even easier or it might even have some hot water still stored in it even if it is electric.

You don't have to add eggs to a bator to test the effects of having containers of water in it. Just fill some containers up with hot water, put them in, plug in the bator, read the temp 10mins later and see if it's at the right spot. Once it reaches the proper temp unplug the bator and see how long it takes to actually drop in temp. Then try doing the same thing with it empty. You'll find it takes a lot longer to heat an empty bator and the temp drops right away while with water added the temp will quickly go up and slowly go down. Technically you don't have to use warm water if you have time to bring the bator to temp. Just stick containers of water in at whatever temp and wait for the bator to heat it up. It's the same as when you add room temp eggs and wait for the bator to come back to temp. The bator will get the water to 98-101 depending what you incubate at and then help stabilize the temperature by giving off heat when the air is cooling.