Temp flux

[Khrysty]

When I left home after Easter break, the very first eggs were just settling into the incubator. I'd had it running for a week with NO temp fluctuation at all, a steady 83*.

Yesterday, while on the phone with my sister, she tells me "oh, I forgot to close the incubator" So I asked the temp: 79*. Okay, I thought, one mistake. So I ask "How often do you forget. The answer? "Well it never goes below 79* when I do forget." "How often?" "Sometimes..." At this point I started to say something, when she interrupted. "Also, a couple of days ago it was at 93. Is that bad?"

:angry::wall:

So I asked for how long. She said she didn't know. I asked if that's ever happened before, her answer was "not that high..no.."

I'll obviously take a look at the thermostat and, if need be, move the incubator to the basement when I get home, but that's next week...So my question is, can I expect ANY perfect babies from the three clutches I have incubating now? Or should I expect deformities and other issues?

 

[Khrysty]

anybody?

 

[Bob]

I had it set for 84 degrees and the power went out and it got to 80 degrees. Then it got to be 90 degrees for 3 days in the room I keep my eggs. And all the eggs hatched out fine.

 

[HugeGenes&LoLa]

ours had some pretty crazy temp fluxes early on... up at like 95 and down to low 70s on two different occasions. I know someone else on here has had the same drastic changes, and theirs hatched out fine! Our eggs are due in a couple weeks, so I'll let you know how it goes! Don't worry too much, there's nothing you can do now... worrying won't make it better . I hope your babies will be ok!

 

[Khrysty]

Yeah, my first eggs are due to hatch out next week...so we'll see I suppose