Saving a cracked egg

[nigelsstud]

Sods law but one of my shutt maiden hens managed to damage 2 of her full eggs dented both of them , this was 2 days ago so I went through the books and came up with a wood glue that sets fast and is not harmfull to skin (how do I know this you are talking to the guinea pig) so both eggs have been repaired checked first that no fungus or mold was present and I doubt it would work if the egg is badly damaged as the egg actually breaths and the chick grows whilst loosing weight viw evaporation so only a small surface are can be covered will keep you informed

[gerwynmr2]

hi nigelsstud,done a similar repair last year used normal pva wood glue ,worked to,but like you said only works on minor dints

[Bonesy]

I've tried both wood glues and clear nail varnish. If you never try you never know, nothing wrong with attempting it.

Problem lies with the punctured membrane or scores to that, once the membrane is ruptured, even a pinprick, the whole thing moves and you'll see the airsac moving around the egg when you turn it, or facing up sideways from where it's been sat.

I've never had a cracked egg hatch out, they always go grey, the embryo detaches with the membrane and it turns DIS. A crack is also prone to bacteria as well as the air. The babies start off as a heart in a network of veins so they don't even begin forming an immune system until they are fully formed in the shell and have a spine and skin.

You're more likely to save an old cracked shell than a showing fertile one at any rate.

S,