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[R2elk]

Ok a was able to move her and get her to stay, but not without a exploded rotten egg. So now I️ have a whole new dilemma. As my hen was frantically trying to remove the exploded egg from the nest, she stomped on one of the eggs and smashed it. It is not internally pipped, the membrane is still intact and the poult is still alive for now. Is there any way to save it or will I️ have to watch it die? It is moving around a lot, but half the egg shell has been smashed in. The air sac is completely collapsed. There are no liquids leaking from it anywhere. The egg shell remnants fell off upon picking it up. Please tell me there is something I️ can do!

Thanks!
DC

This is when it really helps to have an incubator. Last year when a hen appeared to be done hatching and abandoned the last few eggs, I picked up the eggs and started to toss them in my wood pit. The first egg broke and had little legs dangling down and kicking. I crawled in the pit after it and took it and the other eggs to the house.
I turned on the hatcher. Finished taking the poult out of the shell (yolk had been absorbed) and put it in the hatcher. I candled the other three eggs and two were internally pipped while the last was rotten. I added the two viable eggs to the hatcher and disposed of the rotten egg. The last two eggs hatched and the busted egg poult also survived with some further help.

If you have a way to set something up to keep the poult warm and moist, go for it. If you try to give it back to the hen, it is not very likely to make it.

Good luck.

 

[Sleek28]

This is when it really helps to have an incubator. Last year when a hen appeared to be done hatching and abandoned the last few eggs, I picked up the eggs and started to toss them in my wood pit. The first egg broke and had little legs dangling down and kicking. I crawled in the pit after it and took it and the other eggs to the house.
I turned on the hatcher. Finished taking the poult out of the shell (yolk had been absorbed) and put it in the hatcher. I candled the other three eggs and two were internally pipped while the last was rotten. I added the two viable eggs to the hatcher and disposed of the rotten egg. The last two eggs hatched and the busted egg poult also survived with some further help.

If you have a way to set something up to keep the poult warm and moist, go for it. If you try to give it back to the hen, it is not very likely to make it.

Good luck.

I️ have a veterinary grade incubator used to keep cats and small dogs in. I️ got it from my mom and used it as a brooder for my chicks. It doesn’t hold humidity so I️ put some coconut oil on the exposed membrane and am spraying the paper towels in the incubator with water. It is moving around a lot. I️ had a bandaid on it earlier on, over the air sac. I️ cut off the bandaid in order to see if it was ready for assistance after sitting in the incubator. There appears to still be a considerable sized yolk inside the egg but the poult does have fairly large feet. I’m not sure at what point I️ should assist due to the collapsed air sac. I️ read a post that said that in order to draw in the yolk sac. In this picture the poult is resting against the far side of the shell, making it appear fairly small. I’m very lost... I’m not sure if it will be able to make its first pip with a collapsed air sac.

Thanks!
DC

 

[R2elk]

I️ have a veterinary grade incubator used to keep cats and small dogs in. I️ got it from my mom and used it as a brooder for my chicks. It doesn’t hold humidity so I️ put some coconut oil on the exposed membrane and am spraying the paper towels in the incubator with water. It is moving around a lot. I️ had a bandaid on it earlier on, over the air sac. I️ cut off the bandaid in order to see if it was ready for assistance after sitting in the incubator. There appears to still be a considerable sized yolk inside the egg but the poult does have fairly large feet. I’m not sure at what point I️ should assist due to the collapsed air sac. I️ read a post that said that in order to draw in the yolk sac. In this picture the poult is resting against the far side of the shell, making it appear fairly small. I’m very lost... I’m not sure if it will be able to make its first pip with a collapsed air sac.

Thanks!
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Keep the membrane moist. Coconut oil works good.

 

[Sleek28]

Keep the membrane moist. Coconut oil works good.

Ok thank you! I️ will update you tomorrow even though I’m not very hopeful. I️ was going to place a damp cloth over it but it seems that it’s just chilling the egg.

Thanks!
DC

 

[Sleek28]

Keep the membrane moist. Coconut oil works good.

Update:
I️ haven’t seen any movement this morning. I’m not sure if it is sleeping or if it didn’t make it. At this point, I’m not sure if I️ should just remove it from the egg.

Thanks!
DC

 

[R2elk]

Update:
I️ haven’t seen any movement this morning. I’m not sure if it is sleeping or if it didn’t make it. At this point, I’m not sure if I️ should just remove it from the egg.

Thanks!
DC
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As long as you can see unabsorbed yolk, leave it in the shell. You could do a search for some of the threads on hatching shell less eggs. Perhaps you can find some tips there. They would be in the Incubating & Hatching Eggs forum.

 

[KF0002]

Boys will be boys.

They are fantastic! Very nice looking birds!

 

[R2elk]

They are fantastic! Very nice looking birds!

Thank you.

 

[Sleek28]

As long as you can see unabsorbed yolk, leave it in the shell. You could do a search for some of the threads on hatching shell less eggs. Perhaps you can find some tips there. They would be in the Incubating & Hatching Eggs forum.

I️ went out to the coop last night to find a pipped egg! Hoping for a beautiful poult this morning!

 

[duluthralphie]

I️ went out to the coop last night to find a pipped egg! Hoping for a beautiful poult this morning!

Whatcha gonna do if it’s an ugly poult?