Need some quick emergency duck egg help!

[casslarrabee225]

Went to lock my ducks in for the night and candled egg #9 and it has a crack, a good size crack. But not through the membrane. I read to put wax over the crack and that should help? I'm pretty sure I saw the duck move, so I think it's still alive. Any help???

 

[BackSwampGirl]

Hey there,I have had that to happen to me.I used some wax,and I have used tape.I wish you the best of luck, Oh how much longer does it have,Sandra

 

[casslarrabee225]

There is 2 weeks left AND the egg is under a broody duck. Will that make a difference? Could she reject the egg if it's "different"?

 

[Tahai]

Is it possible to bring it in and incubate it? I would worry that the structural integrity of the egg would not hold up to normal bumps and bangs it would receive in the nest.

 

[Ilovemyduckies]

Well, There's several different solutions to this. Some people have put a clear nail polish on, some people have put scotch tape on, or wax like you said.

 

[casslarrabee225]

I went out this morning and brought the egg in and put it in the incubator with the rest I have in there. I don't think it made it, the got cool pretty fast after removing it from the nest so I just put it straight into the incubator. I'll candle the egg tonight and look for a sign of life...

Also while out there I noticed that the nest has been split. The female is sitting on about 6 and the male was sitting right next to her on 4. That left 2 unaccounted for. I noticed them just at the outside edge of the nest under the shavings. They were a little cool..I put them back in the nest and put all the eggs back together in one clutch...do the "cool" eggs stand a chance??

 

[dumb_cluck]

If the eggs are not in the nest, then the ducks have discarded them. Perhaps because they are spoiled. They know by instinct.

 

[casslarrabee225]

I checked them all last night and all ( including the cracked one) was moving around in the egg...