Do any of you incubator and hatching gurus wash/clean/disinfect your eggs prior to incubating?
I have not been cleaning them, just only using the really clean ones to incubate & relying on the bloom to keep the insides protected-- but last hatch 2 of the ones that did not hatch appeared to have died half of the way through- when inspected- looked like there was bacterial contamination (soupy egg content, smelled a bit off). So I am thinking about starting to disinfect the eggs prior to incubation.
Oxine? Dilute bleach? Antibacterial wipes?
Thank you for any help
I have not been cleaning them, just only using the really clean ones to incubate & relying on the bloom to keep the insides protected-- but last hatch 2 of the ones that did not hatch appeared to have died half of the way through- when inspected- looked like there was bacterial contamination (soupy egg content, smelled a bit off). So I am thinking about starting to disinfect the eggs prior to incubation.
Oxine? Dilute bleach? Antibacterial wipes?
Thank you for any help