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Fried eggs?

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Kim_Hansson

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Hi there cornfreaks!

Tonight I made a dreadful discovery. Earlier today I turned on the lights in my incubator (old freezer) to check the eggs. Then I forgot to switch off the lights (!). This resulted in an unintentioned temp-increase. So the temp went from 82,5 to 104 during this afternoon. I just checked the eggs and switched off the lights, sprayed the eggs a little with some cooler water and left the door to the incubator open. I didn't want to cause a rapid change of temp for the eggs.

In 2007 I accidently roasted all of my eggs when the temp raised to around 97. But that was due to a broken thermostat. That time the temp was at 97 for a long period of time (during my vacation).

Anyways, I'm hoping that the eggs that recently experienced these high temps will endure and result in good babies.

What do you guys think? Should I keep my hopes up?
 
I am afraid that they are cooked. if the temps did hit 104 degrees the eggs would not have survived that. However, if you have your eggs in damp spaghum moss and hopefully your thermometer is off in your favor and it was only at that temp for a very, very short time, you may have a slim chance but I think it is unlikely.
However do not give up on the eggs until they stink and look nasty. you just never know. May I ask How many clutches were in the incubator? I am praying only 1. please keep me informed
I had a scare this season also, I had my eggs go to 87 degrees for a short time perhaps an hour or two at most. luckily I keep my eggs in containers of vermiculite and lots of damp moss. I reached out to Kathy Love ( here on the site) and she gave me hope and said I should be ok, that was 2 weeks ago and they eggs seem fine today.
Good Luck!
 
Eggs can be a bit more resilient than you might expect. Continue with the incubation ans as mentioned, unless you can obviously tell the egg has gone bad, never count it out! I've seen hatchlings pip out of the eggs you would swear were completely rotten!
 
Because it was only for a short time, I'm going to guess that they're okay.
Remember, corns are native to areas that get over 100 degrees during egg season (not often, but it does happen). However, I would be keeping a close eye on them.
 
Are they still pliant to the touch? If they were at a high temp for a while they actually do cook and feel hard boiled. I would never give up hope though. Keep incubating till it is obvious they are either good, they hatch, or bad, they start to shrivel/harden or smell. Having been through a horrible thermostat failure last year, I'm pulling for you.

Terri
 
Thanks for the answers guys! I will certainly keep incubating them. When I picked up some of the eggs to have a feel, they all felt as usual (not hard). However it's still in the beginning of the season so it was only two clutches in the incubator. Though one of them was a bit sweeter than the other, butter blood X butter het. blood. Anyways, I'm seriously hoping that they'll be ok.

I will now switch my bulbs to low-energy ones and maybe only have one bulb installed.

Again, thanks for all the answers!
 
Even a short spike at 90 degrees can potentially cause kinking and deformities in hatchlings. If they hatch, be prepared.
 
Kim_Hansson said:
Thanks for the answers guys! I will certainly keep incubating them. When I picked up some of the eggs to have a feel, they all felt as usual (not hard). However it's still in the beginning of the season so it was only two clutches in the incubator. Though one of them was a bit sweeter than the other, butter blood X butter het. blood. Anyways, I'm seriously hoping that they'll be ok.

I will now switch my bulbs to low-energy ones and maybe only have one bulb installed.

Again, thanks for all the answers!
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Holy Snakes! after a scare like that I would just use a flashlight! (lol!!)
In reading the other posts, I realize I sounded pretty negative. sorry..But more importantly just keep incubating them and be sure to drop a line on the outcome. we all can use a learning experience :)
 
UPDATE.

It has now been two days since the temp. in the incubator hit the roof. THe two clutches that was in it looks both good and bad. Some of the eggs in one of the clutches looks fine and some has started to dent a little. In my attempt to lower the temp. I sprayed some of the eggs with water and now some of them is bit swollen and slimy so no I have let the lid off to let some of the water evaporate.

I'm still incubating them and hoping to get at least some hatchlings.
 
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