Cracked Embryo!

[EZ LiVinG]

Hello, I have been hatching eggs for almost 3 weeks now, and 3 days before hatch day, I noticed one of my eggs were cracked! I took it inside and kind of candles the egg, and I saw the chick but it didn’t move. Then I wiggled the egg around a little bit, then I stopped and saw movement. I put it back in the nesting box and I am hoping for the best. Any advice?

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Hello, I have been hatching eggs for almost 3 weeks now, and 3 days before hatch day, I noticed one of my eggs were cracked! I took it inside and kind of candles the egg, and I saw the chick but it didn’t move. Then I wiggled the egg around a little bit, then I stopped and saw movement. I put it back in the nesting box and I am hoping for the best. Any advice?

You can put tape over the cracked part, but is it’s this close to hatch date I’d leave it alone.

 

[CrspyChkn]

I would probably be worried about the chickens damaging the egg(eating it and all), but I dont know. I've read that broken eggs in the nest tend to start egg eating problems but I would guess that miss broody would protect the egg so I dont know. Just a little input. I have never experienced this before, as I have never let a broody hatch eggs. Good luck.

 

[Sussex19]

I've never had any success leaving cracked eggs with broody hen, have you got an incubator that you could put it in?