egg cracked early

  1. Bethend

    Egg splitting, hatching oddly appro. 21 days

    I had to put these two eggs into incubation after one got crack at the tip, when two hens tried to brood them and got into a fight. I sealed over the crack and they've developed normally, but starting last night the cracked egg began to split length wise. This is right at the time they should be...
  2. ourcozycoop

    The journey starts for the cracked egg

    Our little bantam Linda is a very broody girl. Recently she has sat on a large pile of eggs and has claimed it as her own. In the past when we’ve let our hens raise their chicks we tend to loose acouple..so this time we decided to make a large brooder big enough for our Linda and many chicks. We...
  3. MaryZoe

    Egg cracked 4-5 days early--any hope?

    This little guy was supposed to hatch 4-5 days from now. Somehow another hen (broody mama was away) cracked it open. I can hear it peep, so it is still alive. I stuck it in an incubator and tried to make it extra humid, but I'm wondering what the chances are of survival? Anyone have experience...
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