Blue-DiamondChick07 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 I recieved some fertile Eggs this morning, but they're a bit dirty. Its not thick dirt, but they could most definatley do with a bath I know you're not meant to wash the eggs beforehand, so will they be ok to go in the inncy like this....... I have 4 more that are as dirty as the Egg in the top row... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Unless you have proper egg sanitiser then no as it washes off the clear seal that protects the egg from bacteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-DiamondChick07 Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 Unless you have proper egg sanitiser then no as it washes off the clear seal that protects the egg from bacteria. Are they still OK to incubate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Sorry missed that but out, yes they are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-DiamondChick07 Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 Lovely! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bevmatt Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 I have played this year with putting dirty in and also cleaning them - can't come up with any conclusive answers I am afraid... For not washing them.... Nature - Mother hen does not wash them and they seem to do fine! It washes the protective coating off them. For washing them... bacteria will grow in the lovely warmth of the incubator and risk passing through the eggs and causing a problem with the developing embryo - usually resulting in death of said embryo. If i wash my eggs i would use very warm water - it then 'draws out' the bugs from the shell not pass through. I gentle use a non scratch sponge and get the worse of the dirt off. I have to say though really really mixed results - one batch i tried I scrubbed them all clean and got a fantastic hatch... Another batch I tried did exactly the same and had a large percentage with a bacterial ring inside the eggs. IN the ideal world we would all have lovely clean eggs that need nothing doing to them - but it is just not going to happen in this wet weather. Good luck either way and let us all know how you got along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-DiamondChick07 Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Thanks for your advice they're in, so just hope I get some good results! Alot of it is down to luck I reckon.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
