Help please. Saving a severely broken egg?

[Sseckel]

I'd dab the membrane with oil - I just use mineral oil, usually - and that should give you a look at what's going on inside, if you're careful. That'll keep the membrane from drying out. I just dealt with my first shrinkwrapped chick today... the membrane in the BOTTOM of the egg dried out and encapsulated the poor thing, but it's out and fine now. I don't know if you'd want to spray it down with 3% hydrogen peroxide, without a shell... but maybe spray a paper towel down with some, and put it in that to try and avoid contamination of the other eggs, since you mentioned it being dirty.[/QUOi hadn't thought about the HP just on a towel, I will definitely try that. Thanks!

 

[Sseckel]

He made it through the night. It is pretty shrink wrapped but the oil seemed to help.

After oiling all the exposed membrane I realized just how little shell is left. I can't see any yolk in there (still have a pretty good size blind spot though) but there are lots of blood vessels that will need to dry up.

Made for some really cool pictures though.

 

[Kiki]

He made it through the night. It is pretty shrink wrapped but the oil seemed to help.

After oiling all the exposed membrane I realized just how little shell is left. I can't see any yolk in there (still have a pretty good size blind spot though) but there are lots of blood vessels that will need to dry up.

Made for some really cool pictures though.

Wait. I see a lot of blood vessels still.
Do you see a beak?

 

[Sseckel]

Ye

Wait. I see a lot of blood vessels still.
Do you see a beak?

Yes! It is really cool but size of the blood vessels has me worried.
He was very active this morning and with the oil on the membrane it is like having a window into the shell. It is definitely the beak,he opens and closes it a lot.

 

[Kiki]

Ye


Yes! It is really cool but size of the blood vessels has me worried.
He was very active this morning and with the oil on the membrane it is like having a window into the shell. It is definitely the beak,he opens and closes it a lot.

He is still probably absorbing the yolk.
Is the membrane torn close to the beak so he has air to breath?

 

[Sseckel]

It is not right now, I wasn't sure if that would be harmful if he had a day or two before he would normally hatch since I don't know the exact day he's on. I have wondered if I should though

 

[EggSighted4Life]

 

[Sseckel]

Well he didn't make it. He looked great this evening when I checked but I just checked again and he has died. Hopefully I'll have better luck with the rest of the bunch.

 

[Kiki]

I am sorry.


Better luck next time.