Hello! I just rec'd 18 hatching eggs in the mail......These eggs are kinda dirty. Should they be washed or cleaned before I incubate them? And if I should wash them, how do I do that?
Thank you!
Thank you!
Should I clean off dirty eggs before I start incubating?
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Do NOT wash the eggs before putting in the incubator or the bloom can be destroyed. If they are heavily soiled you can brush them off. I have put eggs in the incubator that had a bit of nest dirt on them/stains and they were just fine. Only remove what would easily come off by gently wiping with a scotch scrubbie... or a very fine gritt sand paper... gentle is the key!!!!
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OK, thank you both for the info! That'll make things easier for me!
I do if its really bad and have great hatch rates
wash them.. high humidity and poop make for a breeding ground for bacteria.. blume is over rated..
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My thoughts exactly
My thoughts exactly
Me personally, I would wash them. I sanitise my own eggs by dunking them in a hot dilute bleach solution and they hatch better than the ones I leave unwashed (as a control group)... All the big commercial hatcheries sanitise their hatching eggs and if it didn't give them better hatch rates they wouldn't be doing it.
I wash and sanitize all of my hatching eggs. 99+% of all eggs hatched in this country are washed and sanitized.
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OK, changing my mind here....majority rules! I will wash them........What do y'all use to wash your eggs?
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