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Do you mind telling what process you use?
All of my eggs whether for the table or the incubator are washed under running water at least 20 degrees warmer than the eggs, but not so hot as to be uncomfortable to put your hands in. They then go into a basket to drain.
For hatching eggs once clean I put an ounce (two tablespoons) of plain laundry bleach into a gallon of water at a similar temperature then soak the eggs in it for one measured minute. When the time is up I pull the basket and let the eggs drain then they go into the incubator trays without drying.
This doesn't improve my hatch rate, but it does minimize introducing microbial contaminants into my incubator which like warmth and humidity as much as my developing eggs. Especially if the incubator is going to be running for several months non-stop like mine does when I'm doing staggered hatches. No nastiness growing inside which would be difficult to clean and eliminate.
