cracked egg do i keep it???

[snazzyboots]

i just candled for the first time. day 8. one of the eggs is slightly cracked but seems to be developing. do i keep it in? i'm terrified of an egg bomb but since it looked good i'm tempted to let it go for now. this is my first hatch ever so i'm kinda nervous. i'm going to try to put a pic here so the wise ones can tell me what to do. i've heard that some people use candle wax on the crack. help!!!

 

[yellowflower]

That's what I did. I accidently dropped an egg when I was candling and it didn't break through the membrane so I put wax on it. I've been checking it and it seems okay. Going into lockdown on Monday.

 

[snazzyboots]

thanks yellow flower. i just added the pic but it doesn't really show the crack. it is at the bottom.

 

[Cowgirl71]

Last year I had an egg crack on day 5 and I... um... taped it.

I used plain old regular tape because I didn't have any wax.

It made it the full 21 days!

If it were me, I'd keep the egg. Just candle it every few days to make sure it's still doing well, so that if it dies you can remove it.

 

[snazzyboots]

Thanks. I will keep it n watch it closely to make sure it is ok. I have some candles so I will prob put some wax on it. I really appreciate all the help and encouragement