Nail polish 'solvent'? I used plain clear nail polish (not the polish solvent/remover), not thinking much about the chemicals at the time. Later on when I did think about it, I did think maybe the chemicals could be harmful, but candle wax also has alot of stuff in it that is not so good for a...
WOW! Im glad this ol' thread is still helping others after it helped me! Funny thing....the egg I cracked, we still have the hen that hatched from it and she is the best layer and broody momma we have ever had!
This thread is like a zombie- it keeps popping up long after we thought it died!
WOW! That is some serious wax! Soooo glad to see how resiliant our chicks and eggs can be! I almost gave up on the egg and was gonna crack it open to see the developing chick, but somehow i just couldnt do it, just got a tip on this site to use nail polish or wax (didnt have any wax) so I...
Thanks for your responses, I feel better about its' chances now. Guess its a waiting game now since I'm not positive about their age, just thrilled all 8 are showing life still!
So, here's my story, I'm hoping for some advice......
I have a Maran doing the natural hatching thing, she's been sitting on her 8 eggs for about 17 days now. I have candled all the eggs and they all have lots of movement and seem about the same size (the embryo inside)
My problem is, yesterday...