Best Way to clean Incubator after hatch?

[Parson's Wife]

My question: I have a Little Giant, styrofoam incubator...I just had a 'hatch', waiting for the last few eggs to hatch...I would like to get input on the best way to clean my incubator. Anyone?

How do I get it sanitized and ready for the next hatch?

 

[Crazy4Chicks]

I am so glad you asked this I was thinking the same thing this morning - I also have the Little Giant and I have ducks eggs in there - I want to get it cleaned and ready for the next round when these are done.

congrats on your hatch

Julie

 

[horsejody]

Yeah, I need to get that info too. One of my incubators is my neighbors old used one. I cleaned it out with hot water, dish soap and pinesol disinfectant. I hope that was enough. My new bator is being used as a hatcher right now. When those hatch, I want to clean it and move the eggs from the used one into the new one. The new one just holds temps a little better without so much adjusting.

 

[Pinenot]

This might sound stange...but it really is the best. A lot of top breeders do it this way.

scrub with antibacterial dish soap, let it dry (open) in the sun ALL day. The sun kills more than we can.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Just plain old weak solution of bleach and soapy water...rinse well....

 

[Kristina]

I also clean mine just like pinenot said...works great

 

[Kaneke]

be careful with Pine Sol -- I don't know about chickens (am a newbie) but I know it can be toxic to cats

my guess would be use Dawn dish detergent (don't know of anything that cuts grease and grime better, except maybe Tide laundry detergent), rinse VERY well, slosh it out with a weak chlorine bleach solution, then as mentioned, put it out in sun and wind to dry (UV radiation kills whatever the bleach doesn't)

Candy

 

[Parson's Wife]

Thank you.