Smashed egg help!

[chickenmomma16]

What should I do!? I have a completly smashed egg, and the chick is still alive. I have a pic on my phone but it won't post. The mom hen smashed it a couple days ago and it keeps getting worse. They are due to hatch tomorrow and I just peeked under the hen and one egg is peeping already. What should I do about the poor chick? Both hen and I are first timers. Help!

 

[fried green eggs]

You could tape it or put candle wax to try to seal it up. You would need to remove tape before it could hatch.

 

[chickenmomma16]

If it was a small crack that would work. Let me try and paint a better word picture... This morning when I peeked under the momma hen, I found the smashed egg under one of the other eggs. It made a nice little cup for the other to sit into. About half of the shell is smashed and about a quarter of the shell is off. I want to help but I don't know what to do or if I should do anything.

 

[fried green eggs]

Oh Not Good. Are you sure the chick is still alive? I think most would say survival of the fittest and let it be. Me - If it's still alive - I'd try to help it. I don't know if this would work but, What about covering its smashed side with another fresh shell and using wax to seal it together?

 

[chickenmomma16]

Oh Not Good. Are you sure the chick is still alive? I think most would say survival of the fittest and let it be.  Me - If it's still alive - I'd try to help it. I don't know if this would work but, What about covering its smashed side with another fresh shell and using wax to seal it together?

I'm positive the chick is still alive. I saw it move the membrane that is still covering it.

 

[fried green eggs]

It must have a strong will to live so, I think you gotta try to help it.

If you try the shell cover - make sure it's fresh so the egg white is moist to rewet that part of this chicks membrane.

 

[chickenmomma16]

I left and came back to the coop and momma found the damaged egg and did the poor baby in... :'( it was a beautiful chick but just to early to survive, still had the yoke sack.

 

[fried green eggs]

Well the hen did what she needed to do.