Cleaning Duck Eggs For Incubator.

[Duckbreeder2020]

How do I clean duck eggs safely without washing off the protective powder on the egg??

 

[little chick-y baby mama]

take moist paper towel and rub the egg over once.

 

[Duckbreeder2020]

take moist paper towel and rub the egg over once.

Thank you!

 

[little chick-y baby mama]

Thank you!

no problem. Love to help!

 

[CHlCKEN]

How do I clean duck eggs safely without washing off the protective powder on the egg??

You mean the “bloom?”

Do NOT wash with water or rub it in a way that could damage the protective coating. Brush off any dirt but do not aggressively scrape rub or wash.

 

[CHlCKEN]

take moist paper towel and rub the egg over once.

No! Water and rubbing will take off the bloom.

 

[little chick-y baby mama]

oh. I thought...

 

[Duckbreeder2020]

@CHlCKEN can you give me a step my step example

 

[CHlCKEN]

@CHlCKEN can you give me a step my step example

Ok. First though, how dirty are the eggs?

 

[Duckbreeder2020]

Ok. First though, how dirty are the eggs?

Around a litter dirtier then this:

Looo at the white one. They are USALLY more dirty then that.