Broody got poop on eggs

[CaliforniaMountainChicks]

My broody does a good job of pooping outside the nest but she stepped on one of her broody poops and got poo all over the eggs she’s incubating right now! Will this allow bacteria to grow? I’m wondering if I should wash them in warm water, not sure if this will do more harm then good. It’s all dry so it can’t be wiped with a dry towel. They’re on day 4 and so far 7/8 eggs show definite veining. Her nest itself is dry and clean she just got poop on the eggs from her foot.

 

[Kiki]

I would NOT get the eggs wet at all.

 

[CaliforniaMountainChicks]

I would NOT get the eggs wet at all.

Ok thank you! The poop won’t cause any bacteria issues then? I just picked off as much as I could (dry) and then placed them back under her.

 

[Cryss]

I’m sure by now your chicks have possibly all hatched but I thought I’d add my thoughts.
My very first time letting a hen hatch eggs there was one egg that got terribly covered in poop. It happened to be one that I was particularly hopeful about. I decided to let nature take its course. Somehow the egg lost the messy stuff along the way even though I had been unable to wipe it off. I posted some candling at different points and was told it was definitely dead.
Here’s my messy egg girl, Shula.

 

[Nomadicus]

I put a few in the incubator that had some poop on them I couldn't easily get off and they hatched just fine. I prefer spotless clean eggs but nature is not perfect.

 

[Cryss]

I put a few in the incubator that had some poop on them I couldn't easily get off and they hatched just fine. I prefer spotless clean eggs but nature is not perfect.

So true. I think my egg lost some of its messiness because mama rolled it around frequently, and maybe she even cleaned it herself who knows. It wasn’t totally free of mess, but it was majorly different then when it had started. Nature finds a way. I’m still very pleased that even though everybody thought that the candleing showed a dead egg, I came out with a beautiful girl.