Well, on my previous broody hatch, I went completely on the coop. Sometimes the other chickens would give her extra eggs that that I would steal back, but all went well. I only set 4 eggs and one hatched. The chick got picked on slightly, but mama gladky attacked anyone who bullied her chick. It ends up as a matter of opinion and is completely up to you. GL on your hatch!
I'm letting my Sebright incubate her eggs in the coop. She picked a less popular nest box, and when I've gotten a peek, no extra eggs have been added. Hers are clearly marked with a marker. I am going to have to move them after hatching, as it's a raised nest, about 18" off the floor. I haven't decided whether to then isolate them or not. She isn't very high in the pecking order. But the other 6 hens are all mellow, no one bullies anyone. I've got 2 weeks to decide.
Yikes, I would clean them right away, and change the hay in the nest too. I don't know about baby wipes, I might just do it with a dry cloth. What's mama hen doing?
She changed nesting boxes. I moved the eggs to her. The goop is kinda dry now.
If the egg wasn't smelly and rotten, I would leave them without cleaning them, and wouldn't use anything that rubs. I would probably take my fingernail and break off any crusty bits.
4 days.
