Im a newbie and trying to do whats right

well...i got the the eggs. 22 to be exact. there silkies and are 7 dayis in the incubator today.one of them was cracked, pretty badly, on the end so i took it out. i cracked it open, snd there was a developing embryo inside.
it was moving too. its "arms" were flailing about. would it have developed? im pretty sure i did the correct thing cause of the crack and bacteria possibilty, but couldnt help but wondering if it owuld havve hatched.

there is a way of protecting them if you do find that again and thats to cover the crack with nail varnish,, yes it does work honestly .my ex's ( spit ) gramps bred rosellas and he did a job on one with nail varnsih and he said it fixed them up no worries .im not saying you should paint every cracked egg with pink or dayglow varnish this was a clear one ... just do tha crack ( fine ones ) and then let it dry before putting it back to the bird ....    it will be ok with the warmth of your hand .may werk with incabatoos as well  

Of course Munty is right but also if it happens again and the chick only has 24 hours or so to hatch it can still be saved. I did it with "Miracle" a picture of whom you can see in the album. Her shell had been pecked away all bar enough to cover her tummy. so I made sure that that bit stayed put and just kept her warm (in my hands or under a lamp) until her tummy had absorbed the rest of the yolk. She is now 6 months old      

 nice one    

sorted    and i agree totally  

thanks whoever did that
yeah well did find out that we could have fixed it after, but it would have 14 more days to go, so it might or might not have survived

werks fer me

it was most defenitly moving, and embryos will move at 7 days, llok it up. i have read it on many sights, and now have witnessed it myself. of course it wasnt huge movement, but definitly there.