Post by cinnamonbits on Apr 12, 2012 21:28:26 GMT -8
There are a lot of things that can happen in the nest. Anything from DIS babies to babies that need assist hatching. What I’m going to talk about now is patching an egg.
The very first time I had to do this was with my first clutch. The mom had cracked one of the eggs and I was pretty sure I was going to have to throw it away. But I posted about it and this is the information that was given to me. I’ve only ever had to use it one other time but it really does work!
First, the things you will need:
1. Paper towel
2. Clear nail polish (basic generic stuff works)
Then what you’ll do is take the egg and trim the paper towel to fit directly over the crack or hole. Then you will take the nail polish and paint a coat over the paper towel making sure to overlap onto the egg so it sticks to the egg. I usually do two coats because one usually isn’t enough. Let it dry and then place it back with the parents.
Another thing that has been recommended is when observing your eggs, make sure to keep an eye out for small fissures. A lot of times they aren’t serious enough to cause issues until the baby gets ready to hatch. Then they cause the baby to not have enough moisture and the membrane adheres to the baby and it becomes stuck. A way to fix this is to dab some of the clear nail polish on the fissures, this will help to keep the cracks sealed. I hope this helps everyone as much as it helped me!
The very first time I had to do this was with my first clutch. The mom had cracked one of the eggs and I was pretty sure I was going to have to throw it away. But I posted about it and this is the information that was given to me. I’ve only ever had to use it one other time but it really does work!
First, the things you will need:
1. Paper towel
2. Clear nail polish (basic generic stuff works)
Then what you’ll do is take the egg and trim the paper towel to fit directly over the crack or hole. Then you will take the nail polish and paint a coat over the paper towel making sure to overlap onto the egg so it sticks to the egg. I usually do two coats because one usually isn’t enough. Let it dry and then place it back with the parents.
Another thing that has been recommended is when observing your eggs, make sure to keep an eye out for small fissures. A lot of times they aren’t serious enough to cause issues until the baby gets ready to hatch. Then they cause the baby to not have enough moisture and the membrane adheres to the baby and it becomes stuck. A way to fix this is to dab some of the clear nail polish on the fissures, this will help to keep the cracks sealed. I hope this helps everyone as much as it helped me!
