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Dirty Hatching Eggs....

Discussion in 'Ducks' started by Kraeuterelfe, Sep 4, 2014.

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  1. Sep 4, 2014 #1
    Kraeuterelfe

    Kraeuterelfe Out Of The Brooder

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    Hi,

    we ordered some duck hatching eggs from different farms and were very surprised about how dirty some of them are.

    My best guess is, that the first farm collected them in a coop with clean shavings and the other farm gathered them from outside.

    Dirt, poop, pieces of straw and the local fauna still sticking to most of the eggs.

    Do I have to be overly concerned about eggs starting to rot in the incubator?

    Should I try to wipe down the dirty ones carefully with a damp cloth?

    What would you do?

    Any experiences? Recommendations?

    Thanks in advance!
     
  3. Sep 5, 2014 #2
    Orca5094

    Orca5094 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I would wipe down the ones with feces on them with a damp cloth, yes. Maybe just dust off ones with only dirt or straw. It's typically best not to actually wash hatching eggs since you can remove a very important protective layer on the shells. That said, it's definitely not good to allow any feces or really dirty eggs into an incubator. So it's ok to do a little spot cleaning in this case. :)
     

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