Me again sorry for constantly asking for advice Banana eggs are on day 36 my incubator is set at 82.5 with govee thermometer saying avarage temps are around 82.6/82.9 with lows of 78 and a couple high spikes of 88/90 but only for half hr each time (uk has a heatwave at the moment)
My questions are at what temp do you incubate and when do your eggs start pipping
Thanks for any replies
Getting excited but nervous il be away when they hatch as we go on holiday on day 71
Those spikes make me nervous.
I haven’t bred corns, but I know they tend to cook lower than I cook BPs. I don’t let my BP eggs hit 90.
Hopefully since it’s only short spikes and the halfway point they should be okay. But if the spike is happening because of something like you peeking in to check eggs… Don’t. Just make sure they’re staying a good temp and humid on the app. I’m assuming that the govee is in the box with the eggs?
There’s always one of the corn breeders peeking in so I’m sure someone can give a better idea on hatch time for you.
the incubator went upto 90 and I had to get the eggs out to cool them down Unfortunately the incubator is now playing up and cooling them down to much so im having to turn it off to get the temps back up then turn it on again to cool them off
Im hoping its just the heat but if not il need to try sort something out as the temps drop to 23c next week
But it seems to be once the incubator gets to hot the fan turns on to cool but then doesn’t turn off once it gets back down to set temp
So im hoping once the weather settles it will just go back to getting to 82.5 and stay there
The govees are in with the eggs and im just checking on the app not opening it
Those temperature spikes are not good at all. Anything above 85°F is potentially dangerous. 90°F is very dangerous indeed. That’s high enough to cause physical defects including serious kinks or even be outright lethal to the developing embryos. Hopefully that hasn’t happened. Half-hour spikes might not have heated the eggs themselves to that level. The eggs and babies are mostly water, and water has a very high specific heat capacity. It takes a lot of energy to change its temperature.
What are your household temps running? Might you be able to simply put them somewhere safe at home? I actually incubate mine at ambient temps in a small room/closet area. Temps run in the 80-84 range most of the time, with occasional nights in the mid to upper 70s. Mine usually pip between Day 60 and 70, though I’ve had at least one go to Day 77.
Unfortunately my house at the moment is even hotter it got to 36.5c(97.7f) on my landing and my lowest room was 29.9(85.8) im keeping all blinds down and all rooms have fans going
Iv got all lights off in my vivs and struggling to keep them cool my cool sides are sitting at 28/29 luckily today’s the last hot day then back to normal
My rooms normally sit at 21/22 on a good day and nights around 17/18 but can be as low as 15 so to low to incubate
UK homes are not built for this weather
Im really hoping the eggs are OK its been a day and half since the spike and they seem ok
I took a closer look at the spikes they lasted 20 mins from when they went over 85 and only spen couple mins at 88/90 do you think that could have killed them
Top pic of one spike
Bottom shows yesterdays temps
Iv been having to turn the incubator off a couple times because the cooling fans not going off i then let it get back up.and turn it on agan to cool it down in there
I did unfortunately leave it off to long when I was doing kids dinner but it didnt go above 85 at all
Overnight its been on and is actually heating it slightly hotter that its set at there hovering between 83 and 83.3
Just turned it down as im taking my dad hospital and the tems going up the fans kicked it and im hopping it will stop on its own if not how low is to low for few hrs
I hope your dad is all right. I’m so sorry that you have so much to deal with right now.
There’s really no way to know if damage was done by the high temps except to wait. I’m sorry about that, too. It’s hard. Like many others in the hobby, I have been there.
If it’s feasible, until the heat wave breaks I’d relocate the incubator to that coolest area of the house. If the fan and the incubator continue to have issues I’d look hard for another option. Eggs don’t take up much space. Sometimes even in a cooler clime, there’s a warm spot near the hot water heater which can serve as a place to incubate.
Thanks unfortunately my dads not in great health had a heart attack last year and hes been battling lung cancer and theres nothing more they can do
Just trying to make the most of the time we have left were all going away to centre parcs end of next month be him 5 of his kids there partners and 10 grandkids
The tems have been OK today they have settlea around 82.6/83.3
And its finally cooling down tomorrow is only 26 so shouldn’t have any more problems
If the eggs did die from the spike when will i know will they start going funny ?
I hope that your family has a wonderful time together on the outing next month. That sounds like a grand chance to revisit lovely memories and make some new ones, too. I cherish many memories from the last months of my own dear Daddy’s life. I learned a lot listening to the stories shared by those who came together then.
Yes, you’ll know if the embryos don’t survive. If you candle them, the veins will disappear. They’ll become opaque/dark when candled. They will eventually develop mold and smell bad. It becomes very obvious.
If they were affected but continue to develop, you won’t really be able to tell until hatching time. That can mean anything from too malformed to pip to more minor issues which still allow for a good quality of life. There’s just no way to know.
I’m sorry, I know that sounds alarming. Please don’t give up hope, though. Life is resilient and all may be well.
Im keeping everything crossed im praying because I managed to notice really quickly and the eggs still felt cool (dame temp as they always seem to be ) to the touch that they will be ok
I had a check just now as it had cooled off alot and all still showing veins and looking good well except the one dodgey egg which has still got mold and in starting to dent in but its still got viens so im leaving it in
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