I had a simliar problem last fall with some eggs I was trying to hatch. I ended up in my car for two hours with the heat blowing full blast to keep my eggs warm. I got 7 out of 12 to hatch, which was pretty good since they were \"medicated\" eggs.
I even have one beautiful roo out of that hatch that everyone around here wants. He is going to our local fair first then I can sell him. His name is \"FORD\". HA HA
Sorry you lost your chicks. You may want to consider getting a generator if you plan to hatch chicks, it is a good investment! We have one, and I just couldn\'t get to it in the middle of the night in the dark when my electricity went out. It is left in a \"easy to locate\" spot now.
Jean