- Jun 18, 2018
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Hello,
I recently put 12 fertile Birchen Marans eggs under my Buff Orpington to hatch. However, today when I checked on her I noticed that one of the eggs had been broken and that the bedding was really wet. So, I'm gonna tell you what I did this afternoon and maybe you can make some suggestions on what I could do tomorrow if need be to fully correct the situation. Anyway, I moved her out of the next and moved all the eggs to the clean empty nest beside her. I then proceeded to use some of the clean straw to wipe off the dirty egg yolk and misc material that was sticking to the eggs. Afterwards, I tried to clean her up a bit but not much just a little. and then returned the partially cleaned eggs to her nest along with her..well she was headed back anyway. And a few minutes later the nest was as before. Now I am curious, I cleaned the eggs partially with straw and wonder if I did a good enough job. I know egg shells are porous and wonder if the chicks will be able to breath? Should I remove the eggs and wash them in warm water and return to to the nest? I want to keep her eggs clean until hatch date but fear this might happen again. Should I add some artificial eggs that tend to be stronger so they could support her should she put her weight on them when going in and out of the next? Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Everyone's thoughts would be greatly appreciated. My cup is large and would
I recently put 12 fertile Birchen Marans eggs under my Buff Orpington to hatch. However, today when I checked on her I noticed that one of the eggs had been broken and that the bedding was really wet. So, I'm gonna tell you what I did this afternoon and maybe you can make some suggestions on what I could do tomorrow if need be to fully correct the situation. Anyway, I moved her out of the next and moved all the eggs to the clean empty nest beside her. I then proceeded to use some of the clean straw to wipe off the dirty egg yolk and misc material that was sticking to the eggs. Afterwards, I tried to clean her up a bit but not much just a little. and then returned the partially cleaned eggs to her nest along with her..well she was headed back anyway. And a few minutes later the nest was as before. Now I am curious, I cleaned the eggs partially with straw and wonder if I did a good enough job. I know egg shells are porous and wonder if the chicks will be able to breath? Should I remove the eggs and wash them in warm water and return to to the nest? I want to keep her eggs clean until hatch date but fear this might happen again. Should I add some artificial eggs that tend to be stronger so they could support her should she put her weight on them when going in and out of the next? Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Everyone's thoughts would be greatly appreciated. My cup is large and would