Gah, dirty eggs? || New Chicks hatched :o

[Arizona Chickens]

First:

Ok, my mom today was supposed to go get some eggs from a friend to be able to incubate them for them; she came back with some dirty eggs

with that said I would first off like to ask:


Can you clean a dirty egg then incubate it?


Second:

My parents just incubated their first set of eggs.

They set a random days take of eggs (11) in the incubator and did a dry incubation(with my suggestion); however, only 6 of which were fertile. So they incubated them no problems, but about a week later I noticed that one of the eggs that were fertile was laid by one of our new hens, and of which was very small. I told them that they should disregard the egg before it formed, but they didn't >.>

The End result:

6\\6 Hatched

But the 6th one didn't quite make it, it kept flip-flopping and breathing hard. It was the little one I said to disregard,

Oh well:


They all about the same (Barnevelder\\Barredrock||Rhode Island Red mixes):

 

[abanjaf]

The only cleaning I would do to a dirty egg is to take a cloth and wipe it off. Have also heard you can use a stiff bristle brush for those difficult to remove areas. However, since eggs have a natural protective coating on them, I do not wet them at all (have read some people using a damp paper towel but I do not). By washing them, you can introduce bacteria into the egg. And if you think about an egg under a nice warm hen, it's just exactly sterile conditions under there!!!

 

[Mahonri]

Anything that's poopy gets washed and put into the fridge. I won't incubate them. I won't introduce that into my incubators.

 

[abanjaf]

Poop doesn't bother me Have had some lovely chicks hatch from wiped off "poopy" eggs. Like I said, think about those eggs under the hen. Not exactly pristine down there and I thoroughly clean the bator out after each hatch. Good luck!

 

[rancher hicks]

Practcal poultry mag. March 2010 "Make sure all dirt is removed {gently using lukewarm water and an abrasive pad where necessary}, and a suitable disinfectant such as Barrier V1 {heavily diluted} to guard against batcerial growth inside the incubator."

I persoanlly have never washed eggs for incubation. I just choose the cleanest eggs. I may start making sure the nest box has new bedding just before I begin collecting eggs. Considering my last hatch I may give it a try. Since PP is an English mag. I'm not sure you can get "Barrier V1" here but there may be something similar.

All the best
Rancher

 

[Arizona Chickens]

Ok, thanks guys.