right now i have 18 duck eggs in one incubator and about 85 pheasant eggs in another, they are all scheduled to hatch may 16th. i was wondering if anyone knows how much affect a temprature of about 105 will damage eggs if kept there for about two hours. I put the duck eggs in the bator on friday, after stabilizing temperature and humidity, but after i put them in, something got messed up and the temp skyrocketed until i checked them again. i hope this doesnt affect them too much, I at least want some of them to hatch. thanks for nay information i can get.
incubating duck eggs
I read somewhere that in a still air incubator the lethal temp was 107! It is lower, like 102-3 in a forced air incubator. But I think 2 hours may not be long enough to be lethal either way. Other people have commented on having similar experiences and can give you real info. Have you candled them since it happened?