Yikes my incubator temp was at 117* this morning!!!

[Jeepers-Peepers]

I had mine go up to 115 degrees too when i I was sleepingafter I set eggs. My eggs were viable! I had 12 eggs. After 7 days all had growth- I lost 6 eggs by day 10 from early deaths. I have 4 healthy fluffy chicks now (I lost 2 eggs at the end - 1 due to a ruptured air cell and 1 due to shrink wrapping). Keep them going!

I had the same thing happen in my other incubator, too and all 12 eggs are fine! They are due Sunday to hatch.

 

[AmericanMom]

It always happens to me every time I incubate... Temps stay steady for the first full day and then I wake up in the morning and bam, mine was at 106.8... Knew enough to just adjust the temp and keep going... Today is day four, I candled and there is veining in all 10 eggs.. I would tell you not to give up until at the very latest day 14...Candle at day 7 and 10 and if it did indeed kill the embryos you should know.

Ideally you do want lower temp problems in the beginning then higher.

 

[kuperjolene]

I am happy to say that at day 7 we have veins in all the eggs I candled!!! The temp has stayed consistent between 99 and 100* since the mishap on day 1! My 9 year old son was so excited to see the veins, and momma was too!

 

[Jeepers-Peepers]

YAY!!!!
I know everyone says high temps kill the embryos ... But personally I think that happens if it is too high and extended- like 110 for 2 days or something. I think the humidity really saves eggs from the temp spikes.

 

[Tumbleweed Farm]

I am happy to say that at day 7 we have veins in all the eggs I candled!!! The temp has stayed consistent between 99 and 100* since the mishap on day 1! My 9 year old son was so excited to see the veins, and momma was too!

I am so happy to hear this--my gut feeling was they'd be ok because they wern't at the high temps too long and you were just into the incubation. Keep us posted, ok?

 

[lazy gardener]

Hoorray!!!!

 

[midget_farms]

Wow! Good news. You must have caught the temp spike right away!

Keep us up to date on the hatch. They must be Phoenix eggs!

 

[ChickenRose]

Just the opposite of too hot. Last night a possum chased my setting hen off her eggs. They were probably without her setting on them for 6 hrs???????? She got back on immediately this morning. The eggs were cold to touch . Temp got to 40 degrees last night. This would be their 13th day of incubation. Is there a way to tell if the embryos survived?

Nedd help on this. Thanks.

This isn't ideal, but is a much better scenario. Leave her be. My guess is that while this pushed the extreme edge of things, the embryos just suspended for 5 hours and she'll be back to making them grow even now.

Thanks Fred's Hens. The hen continued to set and all of the eggs hatched about 1 day late. Nature is good.

 

[HarrisOBIE]

That just happend to me last night then my incubator shut off today but i got it running well now and i hope they pull through. What kind of chicken eggs were in your incubator kuperjolene

 

[ChickenRose]

That just happend to me last night then my incubator shut off today but i got it running well now and i hope they pull through. What kind of chicken eggs were in your incubator kuperjolene

They were EE eggs and under a hen.