Dropped and cracked an egg, HELP!

[artathart]

I was candling and I dropped an egg on the table Stupid butter fingers!!!! Well it didnt break all the way but has a nice spliting crack in it. Baby is still moving around inside. I read somewhere to put wax on the crack???

*Updated to show WAX repair

 

[Sancharosa]

Thats what I have heard also, paraffin wax will seal up the cracks.

 

[spiritdance]

I did the same thing a while back and candle waxed it. The chick hatched just fine. The crack was small, though, and I really built the wax up so it wouldn't over-soften and come off in the incubator. Another poster on here also cracked an egg candling and put duct tape over it. When he/she posted (can't remember who it was) the egg was pipping but the duct tape was hard to get off.

 

[fshinggrl]

Oh no Art!! Things are just not going your way this hatch!!

Sorry to hear this. Perhaps I rubbed off on you!

 

[wezzerrs]

wax will do the job. you must ack fast if the chick starts suckin air bones will develope and most likely have leg or toe problems

 

[artathart]

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I am nto sure if I acted fast enough. I have him/her all waxed up but it took about 20 mins to melt the wax and cover all the cracks. I hope my egg surgery will protect him/her. I did my very best.

 

[hannakat]

Please let us know how the chick does. You did a nice 'repair'!

 

[artathart]

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I will!!! I started with 26 eggs and I am down to 11 with two being possible quiters so every egg matters!!!!!

 

[debilorrah]

Good job on the wax repair. Alot of members here have hatched out waxed chicks. ALOT!

 

[artathart]

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Thanks!!! I am very optomistic. I am going to candle in a little while and make sure he/she is still moving around.