Stinking incubator!!! Someone help me!!

[erijn5]

I have a styrofoam incubator with goose eggs in it. They are still alive, but I think before I kidnapped them when mommy gave up, she broke a rotten egg in there with them. Now I have the eggs in the house in a bator...I think the egg shells are what is stinking to high heaven!

Can someone help me get the stink under control, before DH makes me throw them out!! HELP PLEASE!!!

 

[erijn5]

Can I put a cup of baking soda in there or will it make it toxic??? It is the bator stinking not the eggs....I have never had this happen before!!

 

[SallysCrazyFarm]

Yuck, are you sure it's the incubator? Did you smell each egg? If I were you, I'd pull the goose eggs out and wipe down the incubator quick if it stinks that bad. I always cool my goose eggs once a day anyhow for 15-20 mins. Try to clean it within 15 mins. I've used styrofoam incubators in the past and never had that problem.

 

[TinaK]

Check your eggs. Carefully sniff each one. It sounds to me like you may have a dud egg in the incubator that is causing the smell. Be careful because if you do have one rotting in there it may explode!

 

[erijn5]

Thank you all, I candled all the eggs everyone was good. So this morning I put them in another bator while I took the whole bator out and washed it, it is now out in the sun. In the water to keep the humidity was some sponges, I think they had gone stagnant? So I took them out and threw them away.. We will see if that helps. Thanks all!