Title : How to save a cracked hatching egg
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How to save a cracked hatching egg
I had a really bad thing happen last month. I broke a hatching egg that was less then a week away from hatching. It gets worse though.....my only roo from the d'Uccle pen had been taken by a hawk a few weeks before. His girls had stopped laying almost immediately after, I assumed from the stress. By the time they resumed laying I only got a few eggs to start developing before they all became infertile. So you can imagine my heartbreak when the lid of the incubator slipped out of my hand and crashed down on this precious egg. The egg was cracked in several places. I almost cried. Almost, but instead I sprung into action. Meet Lucky: he came out of that broken egg...this is how I saved him.
First I got a plain white utility candle. Unscented. I lit the candle and dripped wax onto every crack I could see. I even had to wipe a little blood off the egg. Poor baby! I was so worried! The egg was slightly dirty from the chicks that had hatched the week before. I didn't dare wipe it off at this point! I didn't want to risk removing the bloom or rubbing bacteria into the egg.
I made sure the cracks were all sealed to prevent bacteria from entering the egg through the cracks. If bacteria gets in the egg to the developing chick it could end the development process. I really didn't want to lose this chick. I pulled out my candling light and made sure all the cracks were covered with wax. I didn't cover the whole egg, just the cracks.
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