Nothin but trouble!

[7263255]

Need some info . We are having very ,very poor hatches from our incubator. Yes I went cheap Styrofoam do have circulated air and a turner. Seems like they are good when we candle but very few hatch. My question is about cleaning the eggs. Most info says no and some are very dirty.
I watched a couple of videos where they did wash the eggs and one even sprayed with a water and Listerine mix. Another used peroxide. Anyone tried this stuff?
We are not trying to raise hundreds just want to keep our blue egg layers going have been hatching or trying to get a small batch or two each season .
Thanks!

 

[chickengeorgeto]

The very best solution is to correct whatever the cause of dirty (I assume you mean manure stained) eggs is, the next best solution is a slight or light sanding to remove the fecal matter from the eggshells.

There is an age old saying that goes something like this. "Cleanliness is next to godlessness." This is no more true when than when it comes to hatching biddies.

Remember that scientist use eggs as a medium in which to grow or incubate no-see-ums like germs, bacteria, and viruses and hen eggs are pours enough to let any of these tiny no-see-ums slip into the rich growing medium inside the egg.

In MHO about 99.999% of the holistic advice available on the WWW is a deliberate fabrication touted to cause the hobby chicken keeper or raiser to throw up their hands in exasperation and swear off raising Back Yard or even pet chickens for the rest of your natural life. Don't disagree with the above unless you can provide proof !!!!!

Styrofoam incubators is not the cause of your poor hatches.

 

[2 many chickens]

I don't wash them. The Blom protective coating keeps bacteria from getting in. You washing them removes this. I just give eggs a little wipe with a napkin and toss them in the incubator. 80% hatches everytime.

 

[2 many chickens]

If you're having a lot of crap covered eggs, clean the nesting boxes more often.