Tiny crack in incubation egg

[Emmytheduckgirl]

Hello BYC! I just put in an egg into my incubator yesterday that I think mama duck had been laying on for a few days and it has starred to show signs of life. This is a Peking duck. Today I noticed when I put a light to it you can barely see a crack. It’s there but it seems to be only on the shell part but not much but a scratch. I only and incubating one egg this month just to have one more duck to my heard. Will this effect it? Should I put a new egg in instead? Here is a picture

 

[Weeg]

Hello BYC! I just put in an egg into my incubator yesterday that I think mama duck had been laying on for a few days and it has starred to show signs of life. This is a Peking duck. Today I noticed when I put a light to it you can barely see a crack. It’s there but it seems to be only on the shell part but not much but a scratch. I only and incubating one egg this month just to have one more duck to my heard. Will this effect it? Should I put a new egg in instead? Here is a picture

Can you get a picture please? Sometimes I see lines like that on my ducky eggs. I usually assume that they're just thiner areas on the shell, or just oddity. If its not thin enough to be a crack, it might just be a mark.

 

[Emmytheduckgirl]

Okay good! I’ll send a better picture!

 

[Weeg]

Okay good! I’ll send a better picture!

Candling the egg will better show the "cracks". Do you have a bight flashlight or candler?

 

[Emmytheduckgirl]

Also I put my finger over it and you can’t feel a crack at all!

 

[Emmytheduckgirl]

Did your duck hatch easily even with the weird marks?

 

[Weeg]

Did your duck hatch easily even with the weird marks?

I haven't personally hatched any eggs in the incubator, but my broody has had fantastic hatch rates multiple times. I didn't check the eggs after she started sitting, but I assuming at least some had the marks.

 

[Emmytheduckgirl]

I haven't personally hatched any eggs in the incubator, but my broody has had fantastic hatch rates multiple times. I didn't check the eggs after she started sitting, but I assuming at least some had the marks.

Here is a better picture

 

[Weeg]

Here is a better picture

Hmm, that does look like a crack.
You can use natural, clear finger nail polish to cover it. Candle wax can work as well, but I've read that finger nail polish is safer.

 

[Emmytheduckgirl]

Okay! Would it be safer to just put a different egg in and take that one out. I’m worried about it making it.