i clean the small foam incubators with soap and water and a splash of Clorox, and hot sun if possible. Yes, somehow they do build up bacteria that gets in the eggshells and kills the chicks about halfway through the incubation.
Take it from at least 2 of us, no need to learn it the hard way yourself. I did have good luck with the Clorox and hot sun. Next batch hatched fine.
Diane S.
----- Original Message -----From: DBOSent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 5:22 PMSubject: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Incubator Suggestion> --- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, Peggy Chase wrote:
> The hovabator is a pretty good incubator for the first year
> not so much after that because of bacteria...
Hi Peggy,
I have an old used hovabator that I am about to put some eggs in. It was running hot no matter what I did so I ordered a new replacement wafer which just arrived yesterday and it has now been keeping a steady temperature. There was some past evidence of mold on the styrofoam but I took it apart and thought I cleaned it up pretty good with soap & water (I read that I shouldn't use bleach or chemicals to clean it with). What will/might happen because of bacteria?
Jennie
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