Egg with crack

[dotter]

Putting eggs in the incubator I noticed one egg has a small 1/2 inch crack. The crack does not seem to go all the way through the shell and the membrane is intact. Should I leave it alone or put something on, like wax, glue, nailpolish ?
Thanks

 

[chicmom]

I think some candle wax would seal that just perfectly. A friend of mine did that.....(Her incubator smelled just like the apple pie candle....

) Hmmmm, maybe you're supposed to use unscented wax?

 

[jettgirl24]

I had a couple cracked eggs in my shipment and I just put some unscented candle wax on them. Not sure if they're developing but I figure it's always worth a try!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

White crayons work great for this, heat the tip and apply over the crack. My last hatch had 3 cracked shipped eggs, all three hatched just fine. Good luck.

 

[ThaJuicyJuice]

I have painted school glue, which takes a while because of the multiple layers that need to be applied. This worked with on that has a crack from one side all the way to the top and down the other. It developed normally. I have also put scotch tape on eggs that have accidently cracked while putting into lockdown (sometimes they have gotten stuck to turner). All of these methods have worked.

 

[dotter]

Thanks for the help, I used wax and now I'm crossing my fingers.