odor in the incubator

[tmpshrty96]

my chicks are just starting to hatch but it smells horrible in there. i think i left an infertile 1 in there but its not ctacked or anything. should it still smell this way??

 

[camalianus]

No, probably you have a rotten egg almost ready to explode.

Locate it before is too late and take it out of the incubator. Use a rag and gloves in case it explodes when handling.

You do not want your newly babies contaminated with bacteria.

 

[gafarmwomanPam]

I agree, there is a bad egg that needs removing(with your gloves on).
We put a open box of baking soda in our incubator and helps with just the regular egg odor.
Good luck.

 

[tmpshrty96]

but i have chicks already hatching and im not suppose to open the incubator

 

[ChooksChick]

If it's the styrofoam kind, it's much less harmful to your humidity and temps if you just open one of the little windows...be careful not to burn yourself on the heating element!

 

[natchlaly]

i find the quickest way t detect which egg is rotting is to smell them individually. you will know which one it is straight away. I know that this method may sound strange but it works. During my friends last hatch she missed 1 and had that rotten egg smell going on sniffed all the eggs and knew which was the bad egg but she thought she could see movement and decided t give it a chance

2 days later it went bang leaving her with a massive clean up job and only 3 out of the 12 remaining eggs hatched