Help please. A friend is incubating chicken eggs for me. At 9 PM last night all was well. At 6:30 AM this morning incubator was too hot (118 degrees). Not sure how long temp was this high, but incubator appears to have malfunctioned & temp can not be adjusted. Can these eggs be saved (they were on day 13) or should they be tossed? Thanks!

-- Debbie in IL (debbie@fli-soft.com), May 08, 2002

Answers

At 118 degrees the eggs are goners UNLESS your thermometer is broken. Usually over 104 is too hot, eggs can take low temperatures for a limited length of time, but the heat is just too much.

-- Bonnie in indiana (queqid@att.net), May 08, 2002.

I agree with Bonnie. If it's not the thermometer you might as well toss them and try again. That's a heck of a temperature spike!

-- Jennifer L. (Northern NYS) (jlance@nospammail.com), May 08, 2002.

Thanks for the responses - I'll have her check thermometer in other incubator, but it sure doesn't sound good.

-- Debbie in IL (debbie@fli-soft.com), May 08, 2002.