Broken egg at day 18 will it live?

[Misty’s Felicity]

so idk how this happened but I came out to check on my 18 day old eggs and one is badly broken like missing the end will the chick survive?

 

[happyhens1972]

Hmmm, desperate times call for desperate measures....maybe put some coconut oil or similar on the membrane to keep it moist, then use medical tape to tape saran wrap over the end. Then keep a VERY close eye on it until the chick (hopefully) pips through the membrane, at which point you will need to pierce the saran wrap to allow air exchange. Then when the chick looks like it is going into hatch mode, you may need to assist as it now has nothing to push against????

Just a suggestion for a very unorthodox problem.

Good luck hon xxx

 

[happyhens1972]

Would like bag balm or neasporin work?

I don't know what bag balm is but I have heard a lot of people on here refer to using neosporin WITHOUT PAINKILLER so that should work for the membrane at least.

 

[jane s chickens]

Leave the egg in the Bator. You're messing up the humidity for all the eggs.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Perfectly round at the air cell. Looks tampered with. Also looks like a blood vessel was hit. It may not live, so prepare yourself. If you have something to keep the membrane moist in the mean time I’d apply it and put it back.

 

[alexa009]

So sad to hear about the chick. It probably isn't going to live but i would put it back in the incubator just to be safe. He will probably start pecking the membrane on day 21. Hope he is OK.

 

[Misty’s Felicity]

Perfectly round at the air cell. Looks tampered with. Also looks like a blood vessel was hit. It may not live, so prepare yourself. If you have something to keep the membrane moist in the mean time I’d apply it and put it back.

Would like bag balm or neasporin work?

 

[Misty’s Felicity]

So it’s day 20 and this is him now. Most of the shell fell off but he’s still moving around and I’m hoping he’s going to pip tonight

He seems to be either moving his head or trying to pip
Idk what to do he’s sitting in the incubator but with how exposed he is and dry idk if he can pip by himself ik he still has a few hours till day 21 I’m just scared he’s gonna accidentally tear the membrane and bleed to death or something. He bled a little but that seemed to clot pretty fast

 

[N Sully]

Did your chick survive?

 

[Misty’s Felicity]

Did your chick survive?

Sadly no. But I have one that is hatching today hopefully it will live. I’ve had a few hatch and die