cracked egg

[Lynieboo]

I have a hen sitting on 10 eggs and i noticed yesterday that one of the eggs was cracked but the inner liner of the egg was still intacked. I know that the egg was fertile i did a candling a couple days before and you could very plainly see a moving baby in there. Should i discard this egg or is there a chance it will still hatch?

 

[sourland]

There is always the possibility that a cracked egg might break and contaminate the nest. If the crack is minimal, try covering it with melted wax. Good luck - such eggs can hatch especially if they are close to 21 days.

 

[PattieTheDuck]

There is always the possibility that a cracked egg might break and contaminate the nest. If the crack is minimal, try covering it with melted wax. Good luck - such eggs can hatch especially if they are close to 21 days.

Can I use tape? Mine cracked a little in a few spots but it’s no where near 28 days and my mom won’t let he buy wax and I need this duckling cus I need atleast 3