I use an antibacterial soap and very hot water to scrub it well without scratching. I rinse and then spray it down with a strong oxine solution and let it dry thoroughly in the heat before restabilizing the temps/humidity levels and resetting eggs. I cannot tolerate bleach so I never use that...
I've had the same eggs pipped in the hatcher since this morning.. chirping away.. come ON already! There is no way I'll sleep tonight.. actually slept last night so I'm ahead of the game for at least two days. Just need more coffee and a good flashlight.
Four chicks hatched, one more pipped and another is moving around in the shell but hasn't pipped yet. Still watching temps very carefully but haven't had to make any adjustments in a while. Seems to have stabilized, finally!!
Well that would definitely make it difficult, no doubt about it... sometimes I wish I *couldn't* check the hatcher every ten minutes. I'd probably sleep some.. I hope you have a great hatch and are greeted by many in the morning..
Yay for hatching eggs! Good luck everyone!
I've got a bunch coming this week too, which scares me a bit with the incubator issues going on here. Had some sent to a friend enabler who offered to hatch them for me in case it craps out altogether. It's a lot of eggs and I am so grateful that I...