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I don't think that there's life until it has been incubated for a couple of days. You know... "activated". There is "potential" life there, but if the egg is taken straight from the nest to the fridge, no one should worry that they're taking a life.

Fertile eggs shouldn't be a problem unless they've been sitting around for 3-5 days in 100 degree weather... Then I think the "eww" factor might be elevated to the point that I wouldn't want to eat them. I set aside muddy/dirty eggs for our own use, and wash them just before cracking them...