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[Poultrybonkers]

What do you do if you have an egg due in a few days but the top of the egg broke? And has a pretty big hole in it? I wrapped it in **** tissue but not sure if i need to do something else

 

[pennyJo1960]

What do you do if you have an egg due in a few days but the top of the egg broke? And has a pretty big hole in it? I wrapped it in **** tissue but not sure if i need to do something else

do you have any vet wrap ? it is not immediate death to them okay did you know if it broke the mebrane?
inside the egg

 

[Hinotori]

What do you do if you have an egg due in a few days but the top of the egg broke? And has a pretty big hole in it? I wrapped it in **** tissue but not sure if i need to do something else

I had an egg get crushed under a hen once 3 days before hatching. Chunks of the shell were missing but the membranes were intact. I brought it inside for the last few days. It survived but I did have to assist at hatch.

Humidity had to be kept up to keep the membrane moist

 

[FLminifarm]

Now I have an an EXTERNAL pip!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Now I have an an EXTERNAL pip!

so exciting for all of us

 

[ChickenCanoe]

What do you do if you have an egg due in a few days but the top of the egg broke? And has a pretty big hole in it? I wrapped it in **** tissue but not sure if i need to do something else

I use liquid skin bandage. It works great. I had failures with beeswax and fingernail polish but 100% so far with the liquid skin.

 

[Bug n Flock]

sorry I haven't posted on here in a WHILE. I am absolutely overrun with birds! I have *three* brooders set up now!

Feels like all I do is clean up poop!


Incubator on lockdown again, heeeeeeeeee I'm so excited. How have you guys been?

 

[Chicken5555]

@Chicken5555
Wow!! Those pics, in succession, are exactly what I was needing to see

do they zip right around where the air line is usually? It's so cool & amazing

When I candle for the last time right before lockdown I draw the line where the air cell is and mark an 'x' at the lowest part of the circle. The 'x' is an estimation of where about they will pip. I set my eggs 'x' side up. The chicks typically zip right along the line because that's where the edge of the air cell is.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

do you have any vet wrap ? it is not immediate death to them okay did you know if it broke the mebrane?
inside the egg

The membrane is still intact i seen its feet kicking around

 

[Poultrybonkers]

I use liquid skin bandage. It works great. I had failures with beeswax and fingernail polish but 100% so far with the liquid skin.

The whole top of the egg is missing i cant use glues etc theres nothing to glue