Leave them or take them out

[ozzie]

After candling the eggs, do you take the infertile ones (no development) out of the incubator or do you leave them in there? I used to leave them in there in the past (they act like heat sinks) but I have read that some take them out in case they explode in there. I haven’t had any explode on me before but I just wanted to know what others though?

 

[Punkybrewster]

Better safe than stinky.
I would take them out.
Once you have one seep rotten egg contents or explode, you will undetstand.

Its full of bacteria that can kill your good eggs and is very hard to get the odor out of your incubator.

 

[ozzie]

Thank you. I will take them out then

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Most people take them out but I'm afraid some of them are possibly removing viable eggs.
Unless they leak or stink, I don't remove them until I'm absolutely positive there is no development - which is difficult with dark eggs.