Half Shell Hatch-A-Long! (Caution, unsuccessful, please read whole thread before attempting)

[MysteryChicken]

Ok. Thank you!

You're welcome.

 

[FortCluck]

@FortCluck I got the ointment. It's the same one as the link you sent me. How do I apply it?

With a qtip. I put a squirt on the qtip not a ton and rub it on the membrane

 

[MGG]

With a qtip. I put a squirt on the qtip not a ton and rub it on the membrane

Sooo, the q-tip didn't work. It was too rough, and left little fibers all over the membrane. Those were fun to pick off with tweezers, lol.
The membrane is just too thin, probably because this is the pointy end, and there's no double membrane. I just dabbed it around the outer part of the shell. Maybe if I melt the ointment down or something to apply it, idk. It's too firm to just rub on though. It almost ruptured a vein. I'll wait until we think of a better method for applying it to put it on. The one I did put it on to test it out has a cloudy look now. It seems ok, but definitely cloudy. Thoughts?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Sooo, the q-tip didn't work. It was too rough, and left little fibers all over the membrane. Those were fun to pick off with tweezers, lol.
The membrane is just too thin, probably because this is the pointy end, and there's no double membrane. I just dabbed it around the outer part of the shell. Maybe if I melt the ointment down or something to apply it, idk. It's too firm to just rub on though. It almost ruptured a vein. I'll wait until we think of a better method for applying it to put it on. The one I did put it on to test it out has a cloudy look now. It seems ok, but definitely cloudy. Thoughts?

Aw....
Idk.
Maybe a small paintbrush?

 

[MGG]

Aw....
Idk.
Maybe a small paintbrush?

I thought about that. I don't know how to liquify it though.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I thought about that. I don't know how to liquify it though.

You still might be able to do it. Is it super thick ointment?

 

[Trisseh]

Can you drop a bit onto the egg and recheck it like 10-15 minutes later? It might melt itself down and spread out like butter in a pan once it heats up from the incubator.

 

[Trisseh]

Or... stick the tube in your armpit or another super warm place for a bit.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Or... stick the tube in your armpit or another super warm place for a bit.

 

[MGG]

You still might be able to do it. Is it super thick ointment?

Yeah, really thick. Like, the consistency of honey, but thicker and stickier.