Candled Eggs & there is an embyro & a crack!

[Chicks_N_Horses]

This is my second batch (first batch got fried) and I finally for the first time this morning saw a little embryo (I hope that is what I saw, I am still new to this

) and I saw a crack in the shell. A small one about a 1/4 of an inch long. Should I cull it or can it make it with a crack?

 

[katrinag]

One thing I have learned about repairing cracked eggs is the increase of infection/bacateria.
Anymore I just huck them.

 

[mediazeal]

But....
many people have saved the alive but slightly cracked ones by putting candle wax on the crack to seal it.

sooner is better
good luck

 

[TennesseeTruly]

Don't chuck it!! Right now I have a hatchling in my incubator that just hatched about 20 minutes ago. It had a 1/2 inch crack in it when I dropped it on my stove. I took some scentless candlewax, melted it on the egg and incubated it.

I now have a 20 minute old Gold Laced cochin in my incubator.

Give it a chance to develop!

Laurie

 

[katrinag]

My point is it is not woth them getting sick and possiblely spreading it to the other chicks.
But hey what do I know.