I had co broody hens when the first hens eggs hatched the second hen got all excited for the babies and the mad shuffling between nest and the battle over babies and eggs began.I know now to never do co broodies. Any ways one egg got cracked 2 hen abandoned the nest to take care of peeps. I have an LG incubator so I loaded the remaining unhatched eggs in.I candled the eggs to make sure they were still alive yep. placed tape over the cracked egg in hopes of at least getting to day 19. so this is were i am at cracked egg is chirping away pieces of shell are falling off and I am losing my mind should I help or leave it be. I've been keeping the membrane moist wrapped it up in a damp paper towel put it back in the bator. but as you can see the shell keeps popping off down the egg not like a zip around the egg.
UGH no I can't up load the pictures.
UGH no I can't up load the pictures.