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Hatching season?
ParadiseFoundFarm:
Mike: I wash them but do not disinfect them - I will do oxine from now on. Thank you
Sharon: Nothing in there about green - at least that I saw. Thank you for he referral to that chart though.
John:
--- Quote ---disinfecting your eggs before setting them
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Oxine may be fine, but just to give you another option I use Tek-Trol. I use it in a spray bottle, mixed with water, in the incubators and I mist the eggs with it before putting them in the setters.
--- Quote ---TEK-TROL DISINFECTANT-CLEANER -M-91
For sanitizing eggs, incubators, incubator rooms, spraying pens. Proven effective against E.coli,Klebsiella, Salmonella, Pseudomonas, Aspergillus, Mycoplasma and many more. Highly concentrated-use only 1/2 oz. per gallon of water vs. 1 oz. For many other disinfectants. 1 gallon (makes 256 gal.)
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http://www.cutlersupply.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_82&products_id=386
Sharon Yorks:
I also use Oxine. It is a wonderful product for hatching eggs and fogging the coop. If you are rubbing your eggs when you wash them, instead of just dipping them, that may be part of the problem. Here is another link that explains that an eggs natural defense and bacteria penetrating the shell.
http://msucares.com/poultry/reproductions/poultry_wash.html
Sharon
Mike Gilbert:
Commercial hatcheries disinfect their hatching eggs. I would rather rub a little dirt off, even if it means the egg might not hatch, than take a chance on an explosion of bacteria growth in the warm, humid environment of the incubator. It\'s a lot easier to replace an egg than to disinfect an entire incubator.
Beth C:
I\'ve been using a mild bleach solution on the eggs. I use Tek-Trol to disinfect the incubators & brooders but didn\'t know that it could be sprayed onto the eggs. I\'ve heard great things about Oxine, too, but haven\'t gotten around to ordering any.
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