The Whole Batch Ruined??

[FarmerBoy24]

Hey Peeps!

I set 12 BCM eggs under my black austrolop hen and something happens! :O One of the eggs broke and the yolk got on a few of the other eggs!! Are these eggs now contaminated and won't hatch??

Thanks!

 

[rungirl]

Sometimes that happens. Just clean it up as best as you can. I had a hen break a few eggs when she was trying to get back on the nest and it made a huge gooey mess. I ended up going out there with a warm washcloth and carefully wiping the goo off. Don't wipe too much though because you want the bloom to stay on. I had shavings in the nest, so I just scooped out the dirty ones and put in some clean ones. If she gets off the nest to eat or drink you can do it then. I did it at night with a flash light and she didn't mind. Just try not to take too long.