Do I wash the dirty eggs or not?

[tallyho]

I got some golden cuckoo marans eggs from a farm and they have some crud on them. I searched previous posts and some say to use hot water and Dawn, some say just wipe. Any other thoughts? I don't want to contaminate the incubator or any hatched chicks with 3 weeks of incubated bacteria but I want these to hatch.

 

[taraann81]

Honestly I personally just scratch any dirt or poop off o fthm. Alternatively if the egg is very mportant too me and its REALLY dirty I have washed them before. I prefer not to though. When you wash the bloom off you leave the egg(and developing chick) more prone to invasion by bacteria.

I guess its a personal choice with what you feel more comfortable doing, I've had good hatches doing it both ways.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Every commercial hatchery I've ever read about washes and sanitizes their eggs. I figure they are onto something. I wash and sanitize all of mine.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

My Egg Washer Pro solution has a dilution strength on the bottle for washing hatching eggs. I haven't had to wash any of my hatching eggs yet, but I've got the cleaner if I need it.

 

[PunkinPeep]

A.T. Hagan :

Every commercial hatchery I've ever read about washes and sanitizes their eggs. I figure they are onto something. I wash and sanitize all of mine.

I think just like you - only opposite. I have never seen a chicken wash her eggs before setting. So i don't.

To each his or her own.​