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[Gramma Chick]

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I wouldnt wash them ..it removes the bloom ..which is protecting them from bacteria

 

[Beau Garden]

I wouldnt wash them ..it removes the bloom ..which is protecting them from bacteria

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The last time i was too scared to wash them so i left them and a few had dirt and/or poop on them. Someone said to at least scrape that off but not to get them wet. So that's what i meant. Or is it okay to leave them as is?

 

[Chicken girl 15]

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The last time i was too scared to wash them so i left them and a few had dirt and/or poop on them. Someone said to at least scrape that off but not to get them wet. So that's what i meant. Or is it okay to leave them as is?

Mine went in as is. Momma hen doesn't clean them.

 

[Beer can]

I agree it's best not to wash. I didn't wash or wipe any of my giant eggs, they were clean, but I did the giant/silkie and giant/polish crosses, they were dirty. Those dummies started laying on the ground when I put the sussex in that coop.
Some do wipe down or wash their eggs and still have successful hatches.
Some on here have great hatches with store bought Trader Joe's and Whole Foods fertile eggs, refrigerated, and I'm sure washed.

 

[akaruby]

For really bad air cells I had luck letting the eggs sit for 24 hours then put them in the incubator without turning for 3 days. I got this tip from someone I bought shipped eggs from.

 

[Beer can]

Miss Growleypants looks very focused. Love that broody malaise. Good luck w the hovabator. White eggs r wonderful for candling! U can really see the development if u have a strong flashlight. Keep us posted

I thought I was going to get bit picking her up, she never changed her shape or moved, like a statue, but growling Lol.
Adding the polish and silkie eggs wasn't planned, had extra room I was expecting to fill with German New Hampshire's from Eight Acres Farm. I was supposed to meet her before we came back up from Florida but she had a death in the family and couldn't. I still want them so I'll have to have them shipped after I see how this hatch goes. It was probably dumb spending $45 on eggs for my first stab at using a incubator anyway, just thought it would be better than shipping.

 

[Beau Garden]

I agree it's best not to wash. I didn't wash or wipe any of my giant eggs, they were clean, but I did the giant/silkie and giant/polish crosses, they were dirty. Those dummies started laying on the ground when I put the sussex in that coop.
Some do wipe down or wash their eggs and still have successful hatches.
Some on here have great hatches with store bought Trader Joe's and Whole Foods fertile eggs, refrigerated, and I'm sure washed.

Mine went in as is. Momma hen doesn't clean them.

That was my thought, the chicken doesn't clean them. Well, I'm glad i have you guys. You're so smart. I'm sure I'll be super annoying when i get my next batch because I'll be asking for help every step of the way.

 

[cutipatooti]

Is it possible to hatch eggs with detached air cells?

 

[CatMom]

Hi all, I've had some health issues that have kept me mostly offline for some time, and to be honest I haven't even tried to catch up on _this_ list yet. Slogging through the Chickenstock list has tired me out, LOL... I hope I am well enough to come to that, it has been on my calendar since it was first announced.
In other news, I have a Bantam Wyandotte that just went hell bent for broody. I'm wondering if anyone in the Binghamton vicinity has a few fertile eggs I can slip under the little wretch ~"Tho' she be little, she is fierce!"
Also, I got this bird from the Ithaca TSC swap last October, (I also got the gorgeous blue Orp, Bob the Rooster -now rehomed to CHICKEN GIRL15 from this breeder). The little hen was supposed to be Banty Wyandotte (Buff Columbian) and I recall the breeder saying that the color didn't come up like she had wanted. I'm under the impression that the breeding project was called off -(dang it, I should have taken the couple of others from that batch, they are platinum blonde with just a little black on the tail, just beautiful). Is that breeder on this list? Does anyone know the breeder who produces the drop-dead gorgeous Blue Orpingtons in the Ithaca area? If my ChickenCanary is the only one of her kind, that's OK, but I would be interested in one or two more bantam Wyandottes to keep her company ,(pullets please, town ordinance forbids roos/crowing).
Bonus round: anybody got fertile BANTAM Wyandotte eggs?

Thanks!

 

[Pyxis]

Is it possible to hatch eggs with detached air cells?

Yep. One of the khaki cambpell eggs I set had a detached air cell. Now the allantoic membrane has grown enough that it is holding it in place. You do need to incubate them upright and only turn them very slightly. Like have them in an egg carton and just gently rock it from resting against one side of the cup it's in to the other.