Cracked egg?

[chipens]

I just brought some eggs to hatch and noticed one has a small crack in it. I have herd of sealing the crack with something? Has anyone done this successfully? Or successfully hatched from a cracked egg with or without doing anything?
Or is the egg a gonner ?
Tia

 

[IamRainey]

I cracked one of mine when I was gathering it yesterday. I put it in the fridge and used it this morning. Problem solved!

 

[chipens]

I cracked one of mine when I was gathering it yesterday. I put it in the fridge and used it this morning. Problem solved!

Haha, just I paid $2.50 for it would be expensive breakfast haha. Just thought isd see if its still hatchable.

 

[oregonkat]

Haha, just I paid $2.50 for it would be expensive breakfast haha. Just thought isd see if its still hatchable.

Where on the egg is the crack? If it is just a hairline crack it is possible to seal it with melted candle wax, or some folks use tape or even super glue although I would rather use wax as it has less chemicals. Just make sure that you keep an eye on it and if it starts to ooze during incubation, get rid of it.

 

[chipens]

Where on the egg is the crack? If it is just a hairline crack it is possible to seal it with melted candle wax, or some folks use tape or even super glue although I would rather use wax as it has less chemicals. Just make sure that you keep an eye on it and if it starts to ooze during incubation, get rid of it.

Might give that a go, is any candle wax ok? Parrafin or maybe bees wax?

 

[Little Jerry Seinfeld]

I just brought some eggs to hatch and noticed one has a small crack in it. I have herd of sealing the crack with something? Has anyone done this successfully? Or successfully hatched from a cracked egg with or without doing anything?
Or is the egg a gonner ?
Tia

I have! About 50 percent of the time, even if the cracks pretty big, if the inner skin, (sorry I can't think of the real word) as long as that isn't pierced I've had good success.
I melt beeswax in water and use a paintbrush to apply it thinly. I've also used candle wax dripped on. I prefer the beeswax as it makes a thinner layer and seems more natural somehow... let us know how it goes if you do incubate it. It doesn't hurt to try after all.
Don't forget to let your eggs rest a day before incbating.
Edit the water in the beeswax is not necessary! I only do that because I never have hardly any beeswax when I need it.

 

[007Sean]

I did it one time with a Copper pheasant egg that I dropped while candling, just before lockdown. It was fertile and I didn't want to just throw away a $15 egg. I put clear candle wax on it. Unfortunately, it didn't hatch. I think @KikisGirls has done this before, too? You can try it, you don't have anything to loose...don't put the wax on real thick or cover too much of the egg. Hope it works for you!

 

[chipens]

i just candled it (night time here) and the air sac is loose and bubbly (free moveing) i think its odds of hatching are low. May be the air bubbles if from the crack?

 

[Kiki]

I have sealed a crack by melting a candle and letting it drip on the egg.
I have seen someone use a bandaid/think the tape part of a bandaid to cover a crack and hatch it.

If you haven't set it I would advise to just trash it, too much risk of getting bacteria into the egg.

 

[chipens]

Thanks for all the advise, this one I'm not going to set. Think it's too far gone. Going to test one of my barred rocks eggs to fill the gap