Damaged eggs

[hacharlton]

I have a Coturnix quail egg that was dented last night when I retrieved it from the cage. I put duct tape over the wound and plan on putting it in the incubator with 8 other eggs tonight. Is there any hope for this egg. It was a much bigger egg than any other egg I have gotten.

 

[Cherlyn]

Duct tape may not be the best... I personally use candle wax and I know others also use nail polish.

~Cherlyn

 

[hacharlton]

Thanks, I will try wax before putting it in the incubator. I just used the first thing handy. This will be my first try at incubating eggs, so I wanted to give them the best chance I could. Duct tape usually fixes anything!

 

[Happy Chooks]

I just got the mental picture of a quail trying to hatch through duct tape. Poor baby!!!

 

[Germaine_11.20]

I used scotch tape on mine and it was the first to peep, pip and zip! I bet duct tape is fine.

 

[Junkmanme]

I have a difficult time pulling duct-tape off of the roll. I can't imagine a chick being able to get out of a duct-taped egg.

 

[evonne]

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good point... have you ever tried to get duck tape out of your hair??? lol...