About to hatch egg got dirty, what to do? Help!!

[chickliberty]

I have a few eggs that are under a broody hen get dirty. It appears that other hens got in the nest and laid an egg that possibly broke? I removed one egg that clearly was just laid today. Also, two other chicks already hatched(it is three days early!) but one was dead, so perhaps the mess is from that one hatching early. There is yolk all over the eggs that are not hatched yet and the one chick that is otherwise healthy in appearance. I cleaned the chick best I could. Should I try to clean the eggs that haven't hatched yet? One has pipped, and in another I feel movement. How do I clean the eggs? Or should I just let them be?? Help!!

 

[forgetful]

If the egg isn't so gunked up that the chick couldn't possibly escape from the egg once pipped, then I would leave them be. Especially since they are so close to hatching

 

[HenHoneyGirl]

Yes the only thing I would worry about is the mess around the eggs growing bacteria but as long as they are within a day of hatching they should be ok.