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I think it's different under a broody hen than in a (Well I assume it's clean) incubator. I realise that the eggs came out of the hen in the first place, but when a hen's setting on them, they're exposed to a lot more bacteria. Or so I would think. No proof or studies cited, but it seems...

Alcohol won't kill the embryo. In my developmental biology lab in college, we used alcohol as a mutagen in the experiment. We used an entire 2 CC (mLs) of 17% rubbing alcohol injected directly into the egg air space and it did nothing. Embryos were still alive and swimming eight days later. No...

Blume is a protective, bacteria-resistant covering that coats the egg right before it's laid. It's clear, and because backyard eggs are coated in it, you can leave them on your counter instead of refrigerating them as you would refrigerate store-bought eggs. Hatching eggs are very prone to...

Yes, but there may be bacteria on the remaining shell, so you want to clean the exposed membrane and any possible micro-cracks around the hole before you seal stuff into it. That'll remove the blume around the hole though, which is my reasoning for covering everything you just cleaned. Sorry...

Clean the space around it with diluted rubbing alcohol and cover it (EDT: the hole and the space you just cleaned. By cleaning the shell, you remove some of the blume, so that area of shell isn't as well-protected). There are a few different methods of covering holes. Some people melt wax and...