Help!!! I have my first batch of chicken eggs in a styrofoam type incubator. Had to leave it for a day and a half to travel to my brother's house. Got home and today was time to take the eggs off the automatic turner, but one had 'leaked' and is stuck to the turner. Is there anyone who can suggest a method to get it off without breaking the shell? I tried to candle it while on the turner and it looks solid dark inside and one end is clear. The leak looks like dried egg, not dark or brown. Thanks for any help you can provide. I'm afraid if anything was alive in there, it's probably not now since I wasn't able to get it off to put it back in the incubator with the others.
you might try running it under warm water, not the whole turner so you dont get the motor wet, but just the egg and that part of the turner.
Try a sponge wet with a little dish soap. Wet it the entire way around the egg and then gently twist the egg to see if you can get it out. Do it carefully... it may take a few minutes.
Thank you all for the responses. I tried your suggestions and I managed to get the egg off the turner, but experienced my first exploding egg! Yep, it is every bit as bad as everybody says. phew! What a smell! Now that the smell is gone, I can laugh about it and at least I learned a valuable lesson! I am going to be VERY careful of iffy eggs in the future! This site is full of so many great people willing to share their knowledge and experiences. I'm really enjoying it. Hope you all have a great weekend. Happy Labor Day!
Personally I would have taken it outside and tapped it on the ground or sprayed it with the hose. If an egg leaks enough to stick like that you can bet it's bad as you found out the hard way.
I know this is super old, but I wanted to add that the turner for our styrofoam bater is dishwasher safe. You can unscrew the motor, and it comes apart pretty easily. Wash it on the top rack and air or towel dry.
