Hi there!
I’m in a little egg emergency! We found our favorite (gone missing) Speckled Sussex “Comet” on a brood of a dozen eggs just three days ago. She has a nice nest in a basket full of straw in our garage. Yesterday, somehow two of the eggs were cracked!! I cleaned up the mess and disposed of the eggs(which didn’t appear to have any chicks started inside). I left the eggs- a little scared of trying to clean them! I haven’t candled any as of yet( I have usually waited until about day 7 or 8). But, now I am getting kind of worried! Some of the eggs have bits of yoke all over them! Is this going to hurt the chicks or prevent them from hatching? Any help or experience anyone can give is VERY appreciated!
I’m in a little egg emergency! We found our favorite (gone missing) Speckled Sussex “Comet” on a brood of a dozen eggs just three days ago. She has a nice nest in a basket full of straw in our garage. Yesterday, somehow two of the eggs were cracked!! I cleaned up the mess and disposed of the eggs(which didn’t appear to have any chicks started inside). I left the eggs- a little scared of trying to clean them! I haven’t candled any as of yet( I have usually waited until about day 7 or 8). But, now I am getting kind of worried! Some of the eggs have bits of yoke all over them! Is this going to hurt the chicks or prevent them from hatching? Any help or experience anyone can give is VERY appreciated!