I made a rookie mistake. Help!

[Kiki]

Yes. It is 98.7.

Ok great.
Now I can not stress enough to leave it alone.

 

[Matilda Belle]

Tomorrow is hatch day. You think it will be ok over night?

 

[Lona Raymond]

its day 19 and one pipped this morning. I stupidly thought I’d help and now the egg is bleeding. I know better! Ugh. Will it be okay?

 

[Kiki]

Tomorrow is hatch day. You think it will be ok over night?

I can't answer that.
This is a tough call.
The egg has been through a lot.
Just let it rest and see if it starts trying to break out on its own.

 

[Lona Raymond]

I've done it too. I just left it in the incubator and it finished absorbing the nutrients from the egg. It turned out fine by the next day.

 

[Matilda Belle]

I’m just afraid it will get shrink wrapped

 

[FowlWitch]

I’m just afraid it will get shrink wrapped

Wait to see what happens tomorrow. What is your humidity at right now? Get some coconut or mineral oil to keep on hand if the membrane dries too much.

 

[Chickassan]

You can moisten it. It won't hurt anything even if it isn't needed but it will put you a little more at ease.

I’m just afraid it will get shrink wrapped

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I feel so bad. I can’t believe I did that.

Especially on day 19 under a broody.
I can see helping an incubator egg on day 22 or later.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I DO have an incubator. Should I turn it on? What should I watch for to prompt me to put it in an incubator?

Don't watch for anything. Leave the hen alone to do her job. The nest box isn't a neo-natal ward. She knows more innately than you or any of us ever will.

So don’t check on it then? Just trust the broody even though I messed it up?

You just said it, you messed it up, the hen didn't.
In many years of hatching under broody hens I've never looked at eggs the last 3 or 4 days and just wait to count the chicks that emerge. The hen sits tight at the end to retain humidity. Looking at the eggs is akin to opening an incubator during lockdown when chicks are pipping.

Tomorrow is hatch day. You think it will be ok over night?

What would you do if it isn't? You can't pull an embryo from an egg early. Just let nature take its course.