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summerb123
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You can ovation entries For a nother week since I keep running out and others keep running out of ovations
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The chance is very slim, from the best of my knowledge. Don't wash it though, then It wouldn't have as good a chance to hatch. Washing eggs removes the protective bloom from the shell; the bloom keeps bacteria out of the egg, and washed eggs very rarely hatch.I have maybe a weird question:
I know things can transfer from pen to pen by shoes, touching & so on; some birds are carriers but.... If I was to get an egg from a different flock, wash & place it under my hen.... Is it the same risk? Could I infect my flock with something?
The chance is very slim, from the best of my knowledge. Don't wash it though, then It wouldn't have as good a chance to hatch. Washing eggs removes the protective bloom from the shell; the bloom keeps bacteria out of the egg, and washed eggs very rarely hatch.
I've incubated eggs from other flocks before. (They've come from misc. NPIP breeders.) If I use a broody, I simple set her up in a broody apartment in the garage until the chicks are about 1-2 weeks old. By then my hen was exposed for 4-5 weeks & would likely show symptoms. Exposing one broody is less risk than the whole flock and my broody seems to prefer her privacy. I've never had any problems.I have maybe a weird question:
I know things can transfer from pen to pen by shoes, touching & so on; some birds are carriers but.... If I was to get an egg from a different flock, wash & place it under my hen.... Is it the same risk? Could I infect my flock with something?
I've incubated eggs from other flocks before. (They've come from misc. NPIP breeders.) If I use a broody, I simple set her up in a broody apartment in the garage until the chicks are about 1-2 weeks old. By then my hen was exposed for 4-5 weeks & would likely show symptoms. Exposing one broody is less risk than the whole flock and my broody seems to prefer her privacy. I've never had any problems.