incubating.

[jimbowk]

My daughter tried out our incubator for the first time, 9 eggs. 7 hatched but one didn't make it. looked like it's insides were on the outside. she was pretty upset about that but was happy with the 6 that made it and are two weeks old now and doing fine.

my question is she is incubating eggs again, we candled a couple last night and discovered one had hairline cracks in the shell.
should we take it out now or is there a chance it will be fine?

thanks for any input.

jim

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, Jim, and

! Great to have you with us! I am a novice hatcher so I'm not the guy to ask. But the folks in the link below will be happy to lend you some advice. Good luck to you!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/5/incubating-hatching-eggs

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC!!!

Glad to have you aboard!!

 

[drumstick diva]

you can seal the cracks with wax and they can still hatch. But, watch for oozing or smells, if the egg starts going bad, you want to get it "safely*out of there. When they explode it's worse than a skunk.

* by safely -try to slip it in a plastic bag and close tightly so the contents don't get all over you

 

[jimbowk]

thanks, I'll give it a try