I would be inclined to leave it with the hen. I have used candle wax on cracks and had some success.
I also had a couple eggs go bad but with dark shells, I had difficulty knowing it so I left them. It wasn’t until all others hatched and I finally gave up and cracked these open that I found they...
Thanks for this thread!!!
I had 3 broodies fighting over my hatching eggs. Plus, I had them in the coop where the laying hens were also climbing in and out. Took me a while, but I have learned my lesson. I have a cracked egg.
I took my proven reliable broody (Marans) and put her in her own...