Cracked egg in incubator?

[Farmer In Training]

Okay so I have a deep love for animals. SO, when I was storing eggs for my incubator and only needed one more, The one I got had a teeny tiny crack on the very top pointy end. I didn't know what to do, however, since it was SO small, I decided to roll with it and popped them all in. Do you think it will make it? Today is day 3, Candling on Saturday so I guess I can see then. If It is forming, do I keep it or toss it? Anyone ever incubate cracked egg and has good result? Its a super tiny crack, like, SUPER tiny.

Thanks in advance!

 

[PD-Riverman]

A regular egg----I would toss it. If it was a $20 or $40 dollar egg---I might try one of several methods to patch it.

 

[Farmer In Training]

A regular egg----I would toss it. If it was a $20 or $40 dollar egg---I might try one of several methods to patch it.

Why would you toss it? and also how would you patch it lol?

 

[Farmer In Training]

A regular egg----I would toss it. If it was a $20 or $40 dollar egg---I might try one of several methods to patch it.

oh and is it to late to patch it on day 3?

 

[PD-Riverman]

oh and is it to late to patch it on day 3?

Well if I was going to patch it I would have done it to start, but probably not to late. I just don't go to the trouble for a regular egg---I just get another one and eat that one or chuck---according to how bad it is cracked. With Incubating I do not want to start out with a problem egg, a egg that might go bad and gas some of the others. But that's your call.

 

[PD-Riverman]

Why would you toss it? and also how would you patch it lol?

As far as patching---mercy I have heard of many ways---clear finger nail polish, a piece if tape, melted wax and the list goes on and on. Again I do not patch regular eggs---so I have no experience with them hatching after being patched.

 

[Farmer In Training]

Well if I was going to patch it I would have done it to start, but probably not to late. I just don't go to the trouble for a regular egg---I just get another one and eat that one or chuck---according to how bad it is cracked. With Incubating I do not want to start out with a problem egg, a egg that might go bad and gas some of the others. But that's your call.

Could I patch it with a tiny piece of tape or is that to strong?

 

[PD-Riverman]

Could I patch it with a tiny piece of tape or is that to strong?

If it will stick----you can melt a candle and drop a few drops on it---probably stick better. If it appears to not be developing when you candle in a few days I would get it out---you don't want a bad egg in your incubator. Good Luck

 

[Farmer In Training]

If it will stick----you can melt a candle and drop a few drops on it---probably stick better. If it appears to not be developing when you candle in a few days I would get it out---you don't want a bad egg in your incubator. Good Luck

Thank you for your help! I decided to toss it since it had a big clot under the crack which I had no idea what it was.. Cracked egg open to see that it must have started but quit pretty fast, because it only had a tiny vein in the yolk and after looking at development of eggs thats not how it should look. Down to five eggs, really hopingg at least 3 hatch, this is my first time incubating 0.0

 

[LittleBird123]

Thank you for your help! I decided to toss it since it had a big clot under the crack which I had no idea what it was.. Cracked egg open to see that it must have started but quit pretty fast, because it only had a tiny vein in the yolk and after looking at development of eggs thats not how it should look. Down to five eggs, really hopingg at least 3 hatch, this is my first time incubating 0.0

Are these eggs from your silkie hen?