3.6m Omlet Chicken Run for sale, Brand New in Boxes, Milton Keynes (MK19)

[ChrisEllis]

Hi

 

My friend has recently given me a homemade incubator. I put it on and got it to the right temperature of around 37.5 and the put the eggs in...I turned up the heat slightly and this afternoon i had overslept and it was around 41c. So i turned it down and have managed to get it to the right temperature.

 

Will this have completely ruined the eggs even though its the first day they are in??

 

Chris

[Egluntyne]

It might have cooked them a bit. All you can do at this stage is candle them in a week or so and see if they look as if they have some development in them.

[ChrisEllis]

Ok Thank you. Fingers crossed all is ok...I have 12 eggs in there...desperately want some chicks this side of winter.

[Redwing]

The first few days are when eggs are most sensitive to high temps, even a few minutes of higher heat can kill them so I'd say they are no longer viable but its worth checking in a few days time, day 4 is the earliest you can realistically candle to check

[ChrisEllis]

Hmm well They were on 40c for anything up to around 13 hours

Edited August 17, 2011 by Guest

[chuckmum6]

Oh dear, it might be worth getting some more eggs and starting again?

[ChrisEllis]

Oh dear ok then. Thats sad How long do eggs last. we took some in about 17 days ago before we went on holiday...are they off by now? Or will i have a good chance of hatching still. Or shall i just wait until they lay some more?!

[Redwing]

In theory they could be viable for three weeks so its worth a try, fetility does decline dramatically after 10 days though and a lot of it depends on how they have been stored

 

Its worth a try, maybe put those in too now marking them so you know only to candle the original ones at 4 days that way of the original ones are duds your new eggs will already be a few days in

[ChrisEllis]

The thing is there isnt anymore room in my incubator...So im stuck...do i wait the 2 days then candle them and if they are duds then ive wasted like 5 days or so...or do i swap them...but if none are fertile of the old ones and lost it and i may of been able to save these other eggs...ive lost out. lol