No offense intended, but I can't take someone seriously when they say, in the same breath, that ink will clog eggshell pores but /wax/ won't. The amount of pigment left behind by a Sharpie is less than the oil left behind by your fingers when handling or turning an egg. Birds, especially water...
Writing the date on an egg shell in Sharpie pens will not poison an embryo of any sort, and anyone that says otherwise shouldn't be saying so unless there's been scientific proof. Which there hasn't been. In order for it to poison an embryo, the quantity used would have to be both significantly...
If you mean "connect with" as in trade with, this is a chain swap thread and it doesn't require proximity to join (though there are other requirements). The eggs/items swapped are generally mailed between BYC members, not traded in person. The trades also work on a chain not a trade basis- you...