First Time Hatching Anyone With Me??

[KZ]

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In my experience it is always OTHER people's eggs that are hardier than we think!

 

[pixie546]

My eggs are on Day 14 and doing well. Except......... that when I was turning them today I bonked one against the little flashlight I had in my other hand and it has a crack in it! Nothing is leaking out but what should I dooooo! Will it hatch? I have 30 eggs in so what's one, right? But now I am sad because I've been with them 3x a day (and more) for 2 weeks now. Bummer.

 

[KZ]

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That is a total bummer.

I don't know what will happen nor do I have any advice, but I just wanted you to know I sympathize with you.

 

[youngbiddy]

Candle wax can seal a crack if there's no leaking.

 

[latebloomer]

i've read a few times here that people have used tape and the chick made it

 

[KZ]

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Ok, I did come across this advice:

Damaged eggs can be easily repaired. If cracked eggs are not repaired, the egg will lose too much moisture during incubation, resulting in dead-in-shell (DIS) embryos, or the egg may become infected. Repaired eggs require special monitoring during hatch, as the repaired area may prevent the chick from hatching normally. Thin cracks can be repaired with water-soluble white glue. Several coats are usually required. Bite or toenail holes should be repaired. If the defect is too large to be corrected by glue alone, tissue paper may be used to cover the defect, using several coats. Repaired eggs should be hand-turned, and weighed frequently.

 

[clintwilson59]

March 1 I set 50 chicken eggs both large and bantam in the bator, along with 1 mallard egg. All are developing except for 1.

 

[pixie546]

Thanks everyone! I did some reading up and decided to try the candle wax drip trick. It wasn't a gigantic crack so I am optimistic.

 

[FarmerVal]

It's been a while since I've posted. Tomorrow at 7:30 pm our official "lockdown" begins. Out of 42 eggs, 29 have made it this far-- though some are still questionable... So, we shall see!

 

[latebloomer]

i haven't candled all my eggs
but i don't smell anything bad
so i'm planning to lock them down tonight

does that sound okay to all you other first-timers?