Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[sumi]

Ok...this is my first time incubating and I'm collecting eggs for 7 days from to specific hens for this hatch. I have changed the bedding in their nest boxes so the eggs are clean as possible. Today, one of the eggs has smudges on it. Ugh! I've read and read about to clean or not to clean half do, half don't. It's raining heavily here and trying to keep them spottless is harder than waiting on the eggs. Here's a picture if the front & back of the egg. Would you wash or put in the incubator. So far, I only have 4 total eggs from the girls on day 2 of collecting. I'm not sure how many more I'll get by Friday.


I'm not trying to invade your thread, just figured from the little I've read here that I would get good advice.
Thanks in advance! I'm so excited!

Well, you figured right. This is a great thread and Sally's put some fantastic info on here. You are welcome to join the madness LOL
I prefer not to wash eggs before incubation as it removes the bloom that keeps the bacteria out. Yours isn't too dirty, so see if you can wipe the worst of it off, maybe with a soft, dry cloth and give it a try.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hope this works

That is a great EXAMPLE of what the membrane should look like when you help... no blood at all!! YAYAYYA
Chicksooner can I put that in the article too?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Ok...this is my first time incubating and I'm collecting eggs for 7 days from to specific hens for this hatch. I have changed the bedding in their nest boxes so the eggs are clean as possible. Today, one of the eggs has smudges on it. Ugh! I've read and read about to clean or not to clean half do, half don't. It's raining heavily here and trying to keep them spottless is harder than waiting on the eggs. Here's a picture if the front & back of the egg. Would you wash or put in the incubator. So far, I only have 4 total eggs from the girls on day 2 of collecting. I'm not sure how many more I'll get by Friday.





I'm not trying to invade your thread, just figured from the little I've read here that I would get good advice.

Thanks in advance! I'm so excited!

I dont wash them either, UNLESS we are eating them LOL

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Ok...this is my first time incubating and I'm collecting eggs for 7 days from to specific hens for this hatch. I have changed the bedding in their nest boxes so the eggs are clean as possible. Today, one of the eggs has smudges on it. Ugh! I've read and read about to clean or not to clean half do, half don't. It's raining heavily here and trying to keep them spottless is harder than waiting on the eggs. Here's a picture if the front & back of the egg. Would you wash or put in the incubator. So far, I only have 4 total eggs from the girls on day 2 of collecting. I'm not sure how many more I'll get by Friday.





I'm not trying to invade your thread, just figured from the little I've read here that I would get good advice.

Thanks in advance! I'm so excited!

Oh I forgot my manners yet again..... I get so excited to help lol

Hello from PA..... your very welcome to stick with the thread, I have eggs in the bator set on the 19th , 26th, 3rd and Duck eggs are coming today too!!!

I put alot of the info we figured out here in an article, its easier to refer to when helping others and MYSELF!! so the summary of this thread is in my signature but incase I move it ... here is the link as well https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101 and believe it or not, I did refer to MOST of that info!!!!

Good luck with your hatch.... you are setting this weekend you said?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Chicksooner how bout those chicks? more pics more pics!!

 

[Rockashelle]

Thank you all so much! Looks like I have a lot of reading & catching up to do. Chicksooner, great video!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Thank you all so much! Looks like I have a lot of reading & catching up to do. Chicksooner, great video!

 

[chicksooner]

Chicks are going great. I am setting up the photo shoot but I don't have any chick wranglers so could get interesting. I need to come up with a cute name for my backwards baby.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Chicks are going great. I am setting up the photo shoot but I don't have any chick wranglers so could get interesting. I need to come up with a cute name for my backwards baby.

ViceVersa!! LMAO!! whats wrong with Backward???

 

[Rockashelle]

How about, Reverse or Rewind?