Hatching Dirty Eggs?

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AriadneCastro

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Jun 23, 2016
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Last night one of the eggs in my broody's nest broke... The hen, apparently, ate most of it but, still, some of the other eggs became full of yolk. Plus, it's been raining and her muddy feet went all over them. Is it ok just to leave them like this or should I try to clean them up somehow?
 
TheKindaFarmGal said:
If you can wipe them off without hurting them or getting them wet, try it. But be careful. How far along are they?
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Thank you for your reply!!
It's only the fourth day of incubation...
And that dry yolk is sticking to the eggs like cement. I'm not getting it off without water, and *that* just doesn't seem right to me...
 
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I have hatched dirty eggs with success. I have also gently washed dirty eggs with lukewarm water and they hatched just fine. If the egg broke from the hen and not from being rotten I think the remaining eggs would be fine
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I would just keep watch around hatch day to make sure they are pipping in an area not covered by yolk.
 
Just to give you the news: in the end, I left the eggs as they were but *somehow* my girl cleaned them up herself! She's at her 16th day of incubation, so I've decided to check the nest... To my amazement, the eggs are almost sparkling!

Here she is, my cute Lucrezia, puffed up like an alien pancake! lol...


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AriadneCastro said:
Just to give you the news: in the end, I left the eggs as they were but *somehow* my girl cleaned them up herself! She's at her 16th day of incubation, so I've decided to check the nest... To my amazement, the eggs are almost sparkling!
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Huh, how bout that!
 
They are hatching *right now* !!!!!
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We have 2 new babies!!!
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Mom is eating the empty shells... guess she can use the calcium, huh?

I'm feeling ECSTATIC....!!!!

More news as soon as I have them!
 

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