Cracked egg

[Jayteetee]

Me again!
I've noticed another egg has a crack in it. Do I need to seal it or leave it?

 

[GodLovesU]

Has it begun incubating yet?

 

[Jayteetee]

Has it begun incubating yet?

Yeah it has.. I candled it last night and it looks really good

 

[GodLovesU]

How bad is the crack? How were you planning to seal it?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

IMHO, no matter how small a crack is, that egg will lose moisture at a much faster rate than the other eggs. That is a negative for hatchability.
I recommend a liquid skin bandage. It works quite well, and I've had eggs hatch using it even when there were cracks all over the egg.
I would apply it at least 3 times to the crack. Allow it to dry each time before you allow that treated area to touch another surface.
Using bees wax or nail polish were never successful for me.

 

[Velvet Sparrow]

I had a SEVERELY cracked chicken egg last year on day 15 of incubation when a shelf in my incubator collapsed. I was able to fix it, with the chick hatching unassisted. Today she is an uppity little snot and we love her. Anyway, here's how:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...maged-eggs-this-worked.1630911/#post-27894895

 

[Jayteetee]

Thanks everyone. I think it died and was leaking a smelly liquid. Ill attach the pictures here. Today was day 14

 

[TarikNecefli]

Yumurta zarı yırtılmamışsa kuluçka makinesinden çıkarmayın. Altında gerçek tavuk varsa kontrol etmeniz gerekir. Çünkü çatlak yumurtalardan çıkan birçok civciv gördüm.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

The important reply of post #8 was in Turkish.
Here it is translated to English.

If the egg membrane is not torn, do not remove it from the incubator. If there is a real chicken under it, you need to check. Because I have seen many chicks hatch from cracked eggs.

 

[Jayteetee]

Thanks i did read that. I don't know why ot was in Turkish. Given it was leaking fluid I think it was dead