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Will broken eggs contaminate nest?

Discussion in 'Incubating & Hatching Eggs' started by Ks1063, Apr 1, 2015.

  1. Apr 1, 2015 #1
    Ks1063

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    Hi gang,

    My Buff has been sitting for 5 days. Today, she got off the nest to eat and I noticed her eggs were soiled with egg yolk. Are these eggs now contaminated? Should I wipe them off, put new eggs under her, or just leave them alone?

    [​IMG] Thanks for any advice!
    Kathleen
     

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