Will My Cracked Egg Still Hatch?

[BluegrassSeramas]

What a great idea! I never heard of wax or polish helping!
Wish I knew this before!

 

[juliecox]

Thank you for this thread! I found a cracked Ameraucana egg under my hen today. I waxed it, and put it back under her. It's only a few more days - hang in there, chicky!

 

[LolaIsAChicken]

Oh I am so glad I found this. I accidently dropped the egg (wanda) on the candler and it cracked the end. I am going to wax it, it is day 9 and I was heartbroken! New hope!!

 

[suzettex5]

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!

 

[berniezahm]

I watched a You-Tube movie titled Repairing a Cracked Egg. I think it was by a big name silkie breeder in California. She repaired the crack with liquid Bandage that can be bought in most drug stores. Then I read about candle wax here on BYC, I've tried both ways and they worked fine. I always thought that nail polish solvent would kill the chick, but live and learn.

 

[suzettex5]

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 deveoping embryo, and I didnt have any wax at the time, so.....polish it was!

Liquid bandaide sounds like a great option- gonna add that to my chicken first aide kit. THANKS for the idea!

I was also worried about using wax because I didnt want the wax to melt while the egg was under a warm broodys' bum and end up with a waxy hens butt and an egg that died because the wax melted off and bacteria got in.

I tend to over-think stuff in while in egg crisis mode

 

[iluvsedward]

I'd think that the little tea candles (i think thats what they're called) wax would be safest because they're nonscented and cheap

 

[Sphinx]

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I've read this thread a couple times. I'm so glad to hear an update from the OP and hear that the chick made it and is doing so well.

 

[curious1969]

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I have had good luck with wax as well. No luck at all using nail polish though. I never remove the wax...just leave it and move it into lockdown

 

[Cowgirl75446]

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Wow.