Cracked Egg, live Embryo

[PeckThePioneerChicken]

My little silkie decided to sit on eggs, ducks and chickens at the same time... I was candling and one is broke with a small puncture then web cracks around it. Repair methods? Success rate? Please help!

 

[staceyj]

Melted wax. Not too hot.
rub gently to seal

 

[Jbently28]

I've heard of people using melted wax, liquid bandage, and even tape to repair cracked eggs. I've never personally used these methods, but I'm sure someone on here can give more guidance. What day is the egg on?

 

[staceyj]

Out of curiosity I googled “how to repair a cracked incubating egg”. Oh my goodness. So many you tube videos!

 

[MontanaChickDoc]

I used melted beeswax. Used a stick lighter (you know one of those lighter things with a long nozzle and trigger that you light grills?) to melt some scraps in a small bowl, dipped a qtip in it and rolled it across the cracks. So far, so good. Mine was a call duck egg that the clumsy hen kicked into the wall of the nest box.

 

[PeckThePioneerChicken]

Not sure of day, I should of wrote it down... I decided on nail polish. Crossing fingers he hatches. I'll be checking development and movement until what I think is close to hatching day!