Emergency egg cracked! I thought it was a bad egg.

[IzzyMel]

Baby inside. Don’t know if still alive. Fully developed but has egg sac

help!!! If I put wax on it it will get on chick!
should I open it up more? What?

 

[IzzyMel]

I think it’s dead.. I haven’t heard noise or seen movement. I touched it’s leg and nothing. Even tho it’s it’sin an incubator I think it’s getting colder.

 

[britesidefarm]

The best thing I would think to do is to put coconut oil on the exposed membrane to avoid it drying out. Did you candle the egg before trying to rid of it?

 

[IzzyMel]

The best thing I would think to do is to put coconut oil on the exposed membrane to avoid it drying out. Did you candle the egg before trying to rid of it?

Yes, a few days in a row and I didn’t even see an air sac like in my others... just solidness like another bad egg I had.

 

[IzzyMel]

Have you put the coconut oil on with a waterpaint brush?

I had been putting very light water on a q tip...

 

[CHlCKEN]

I had been putting very light water on a q tip...

You need to make sure that the water is dampening it enough

 

[CHlCKEN]

The best thing I would think to do is to put coconut oil on the exposed membrane to avoid it drying out. Did you candle the egg before trying to rid of it?

My guess is that the rest of the eggs hatched a few days before, OP guessed this one just wouldn’t hatch after giving it time, cracked it open assuming it was dead, but found it alive.

 

[Laura_BelgianBantams_63]

If the membrane gets too dry, use a paintbrush (small, watercolour one) to keep it from drying. As @DancingDucks just said, use a small amount of coconut oil (don't just heap it on). Check for any movement. Maybe listen out too.

 

[Laura_BelgianBantams_63]

I think it’s dead.. I haven’t heard noise or seen movement. I touched it’s leg and nothing. Even tho it’s it’sin an incubator I think it’s getting colder.

Have you put the coconut oil on with a waterpaint brush?

 

[Laura_BelgianBantams_63]

I had been putting very light water on a q tip...