Egg stuck in rotator

[Jay262]

Only 24 hours in and discovered a egg is stuck in turner already. It doesnt appear to have any gluey substance around it i am assuming it expanded and now is stuck in ther or atleast hopefully. Should i try to remove it around day 7 when im gonna candle or just leave it there?

 

[billiejo21]

I had one stuck in the bator this time too...thought I'd gently pull on it and get it to break free...however, it broke all over...it was a mess!

Although it looked ok, the shell was definately stuck to the bator (glued there) even now there are a couple pieces stuck to that hole. Even if you can't see the leakage, it might still be there!! Good luck!

 

[Jay262]

I know i have had them stuck in the past to and they werent leaking. Im just debating try not and maybe break a viable egg or wait till later and maybe have a rotten egg the delima of it all. Anyone know a good way to loosen then maybe without breaking the egg itself maybe some oil or water idk.

 

[nurse_turtle]

Take a paper towel and wet part of it with hot water. Squeeze a few drops of the hot water around where it is stuck. Wait a couple hours and use a tiny sewing needle to gently scrape around the circumference of the egg. Repeat a few times and good luck.

 

[quintinp]

Yeah, it is even worse when the egg is rotten, I had a drippy rotten egg, when I ever so gently pulled on it, It POPPED all over me and some of the other eggs. And made the inside of the incubator SO disgusting.

 

[mama24]

That happened to me with some shipped eggs. One that looked fine glued itself to the egg turner. Then exploded a few days later! It was a MESS! Must have had some spider cracks I missed. Now that I know better, if that happens again, I will try to loosen the egg to get it out. Maybe cover it with a hot wet washcloth for a while and see if that loosens it up?

 

[billiejo21]

I tried soaking mine, but it didn't budge...I've even tried soaking the pieces that are left on their and scraping them off, but no luck...I haven't messed with it for a long period of time cause I still have eggs in there! I didn't want to risk leaving it and having a stinky, rotten egg explode!!

I figured if it was leaking, something was wrong with it! Better to have it break BEFORE it smells terrible!!

Good luck with whatever you decide!!

 

[mstricer]

If you are only 24 hrs in. Take all the eyes out and try to push it out through the bottom of the hole. It worked for me. Good luck.

 

[Jay262]

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Thx incubator wasnt full so i was able to reach underneath egg without taking rotator out. It worked the eggs are a little dirty so i guess some of that stuck it to the turner thx again.