CSolis
Crossing the Road
This is my first time incubating eggs. We had a power outtage for 12 hours last week due to Sally blowing past.. Then crushing an egg. I felt mostly like a big failure. But seeing that egg rock and roll tonight gives me hope.I have two 3.5 week old chicks in my brooder right now who came from badly crushed eggs. Both were damaged badly on the pointy end 4 days from their hatch date. I had 5 eggs damaged when the lid flew off of my Brinsea while moving it for lock down. It had never failed before and I traced the problem to the manual turner I had installed and used for the first time.
Two eggs were doa, three still showed movement. I spackled them with candle wax and kept a real close watch on them. One chick expired the next day leaving the two that hatched with a bit of assistance as they were trying to peck through some of the candle wax, but the chicks are living proof that they can survive a damaged shell and hatch.