Chat Thread for the New Crazy 24 hour Auction

[bamadude]

How can I clean dirty eggs for shipping/hatching? We are getting alot of rain and my hens are tracking gunk into their nesting boxes. All of my eggs are gunky today. Its supposed to keep raining tonight.
Tomorrow mornings eggs will be shipping to my very first auction winner. I want to make a good impression. Thanks in advance

 

[Ravynscroft]

How can I clean dirty eggs for shipping/hatching? We are getting alot of rain and my hens are tracking gunk into their nesting boxes. All of my eggs are gunky today. Its supposed to keep raining tonight.
Tomorrow mornings eggs will be shipping to my very first auction winner. I want to make a good impression. Thanks in advance

Let them dry, then use a dry green scrubbie to gently brush off the mud...

 

[Phage]

How can I clean dirty eggs for shipping/hatching? We are getting alot of rain and my hens are tracking gunk into their nesting boxes. All of my eggs are gunky today. Its supposed to keep raining tonight.
Tomorrow mornings eggs will be shipping to my very first auction winner. I want to make a good impression. Thanks in advance

I would suggest contacting the buyer and asking if slightly dirty eggs (due to the rain) are acceptable, and if they would prefer a delayed shipment of clean eggs. Most I suspect would be fine with them, but they know what to expect.

I would not send out really dirty eggs or any that have got in any way wet, even cleaning. They can go bad in the incubator and so require careful monitoring.

I find that LOTS of dry bedding and frequent retrieval keeps eggs cleaner when it s rainy.

 

[ladycat]

I find that LOTS of dry bedding and frequent retrieval keeps eggs cleaner when it s rainy.

That's my experience. I go through humongous amounts of shavings when we're having a rainy spell. I still get dirty eggs, but fewer are dirty and the dirty ones are less dirty.

 

[Phage]

Quote:
And your eggs always look so nice!

 

[bamadude]

I got my coop cleaned well. Added alot of new bedding just now. The chickens are locked up tight. Im going to just keep them cooped tomorrow morning until they lay enough eggs. I will start checking at daylight and then every hour.
Thanks guys

 

[misfitmorgan]

Muscovy have started laying!!!!

 

[orumpoultry]

Muscovy have started laying!!!! e

Awesome! I wish my hens would hurry up.

 

[Regin]

Heres chicks from my hatch:

 

[misfitmorgan]

Heres chicks from my hatch:

They are adorable!! i have 9 eggs that went into lockdown this morning...hopefully they all hatch but i didnt have time to candle them before putting them in...none smelled.