Dent in a shipped egg, can I incubate it?

[CrazyFowlFreak]

Hi, I got my last shipment of eggs today. When I unwrapped them, one of the Showgirl Silkies had a dent in it, not a truce crack, more of a dent. It looks as if something poked into the egg from outside, the membrane isn't broken though. Is there anything I can do to save it?

 

[Shared Acres]

Maybe try to take some candle wax and put over it, JUST IN CASE

 

[4-H chicken mom]

A few people have said they melted wax over the crack and they incubated just fine. Worth a try.

 

[TaLani]

I had the same thing happen when I got some RIR's from sunshinesilkies and I used clear nail polish. Out of the 4 that were badly dented, 3 hatched!

 

[CrazyFowlFreak]

Great! I'll give it a try and see what happens. Thank you!

 

[MagsC]

Yes, definitely at least try, it cant hurt.

 

[kelseygirl707]

I have covered damaged eggs with wax before, 1 arrived to me cracked with the membrane intact, it developed but never hatched, another I cracked half way through incubating and got a healthy baby from it, so the wax is definately worth a try! Good Luck