cracked egg

  1. Golden Brahma 64

    EGG EXPLODED UNDER BROODY HEN

    i cant do much as the egg is dry and the only evedence of it exploding is the bits of egg shell around the nest. All I want to know is if this will effect the eggs ? Is there enything I can do ? It’s day 16 today, I’ve been just leaving it to her, I haven’t checked her nest in a week so I don’t...
  2. E

    Cracked eggs during incubation

    i just noticed two of my eggs are cracked! I’ve read a lot of threads about possible ways to seal the eggs, but I’d like some opinions to see if it’s worth it. I think the membrane may have broken on the egg in the first picture. There seems to be some dried liquid along one of the hairline...
  3. Leihamarie

    Dropped egg (and cracked open) 2 days before hatch!! Is it hopeless?

    Hey all- so... I just did the unthinkable. I couldn't leave well enough alone and was candling the fertile eggs under my broody one last time before hatch. One of my chickens flew up and knocked an egg off the counter. It fell and cracked open. I quickly wrapped it in a wet paper towel and put...
  4. as110

    Emergency - cracked egg on day 19

    I found a cracked egg under the broody when I checked under her this evening. There was a broken bad egg and I needed to clean up the nest and the remaining eggs. This is the end of day 19. Is there anything that can be done to save this egg? There is a chicken inside. I did not see if it is...
  5. Chickababie01

    HELP ME PLEASE

    ONE OF MY EGGS ACCIDENTALLY GOT A LITTLE CRACK IN IT HELP ME PLEASE LOCK DOWN IS TODAY 18 days
  6. G

    Incubating Duck Egg Cracked Open!

    Please help! I am incubating duck eggs and I just found this. An egg is cracked with with brown/red substance coming out. I am not sure how it cracked but I think the incubator was bumped some how. The egg has been in the incubator for about 15 days. This is my first time incubating and I don’t...
  7. Terri E

    Today found a crack on duck egg, help?!

    I'm using a still air incubator and noticed the humidity temp gradually rising and its current at 57. I attempted to lower it and it worked but it's getting back up, now at 46. Humidity. Is this normal? I searched to try to find the reason and can only guess of a line crack on one of the duck...
  8. WolfGirlMagic

    HELP!!!! Exposed membrane and blood vessels!HATCHING CHICK WITH MISSING BOTTOM SHELL!

    My last egg in a difficult hatch has been cracked. My dog jumped on the incubator and the egg rolled and cracked completely off where the air cell should be. HOWEVER, this duckling was pipping the complete opposite side of the aircelll , in the wrong position. And the membrane was extremely...
  9. Farmer In Training

    Cracked egg in incubator?

    Okay so I have a deep love for animals. SO, when I was storing eggs for my incubator and only needed one more, The one I got had a teeny tiny crack on the very top pointy end. I didn't know what to do, however, since it was SO small, I decided to roll with it and popped them all in. Do you think...
  10. 13ChickenGirl

    Help Help Help! Broody emergency!

    Help!!! I went out to the coop this morning and I saw two full sized hens on top of my bantam broody. UGH!!! One of the eggs got pecked or something and another has the tiniest crack imaginable. Is there any way to save them? They were my Easter eggers!!!! :barnie:he They are about 2 weeks old now.
  11. Heated nesting boxes help stop frozen eggs!

    Heated nesting boxes help stop frozen eggs!

    Last winter was unusually cold for my area, with days turning to weeks of temperatures way below freezing. My schedule allowed me to gather my eggs twice a day, 8am and 8pm. For weeks I had cracked frozen eggs. Literally dozens of eggs were deemed unfit for human consumption, and fed back the...
    • RonP
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