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I think you hypnotized them! Haha, just teasing. Here's a link that I like on leg issues. https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry Splay leg or slipped tendon would be my guess, from the brief view of the chick. Might help you decide if its best to cull...

I don't know how you got them all to stand still for the video! Very cute! I agree with Walnut, the one that can't walk is likely too far gone to be saved. I'm sorry. Leg issues need to be addressed in the first days. You can google chicken leg issues, look for a site called Poultry Podiatry...

Opening up the egg after the hatch is over (after you make sure they are not alive, of course). Sometimes its obvious why one didn't hatch. For example, if they are in the wrong position, or you could see that it might be deformed, or whatever may be the cause of it not hatching. It can be...

For most of my hatching friends, the day you quit depends on your intent for the chicks. Usually all that are going to hatch will hatch with 48 hours of the first one. The longer you let them go, the more chance for problems. If they are pets, or entertainment, you can give them as long as...

Its best if you feel the need to help, to only remove the air cell end of the shell at most. Make the chick do the rest, when its ready. They look really cute though!! :)

Almost incubated? You mean the hen had been sitting on them already? Did you get them locally, and put them in the incubator shortly after receiving them? That could explain early hatches. Congrats on #2!!

Awesome! Very early though, usually means temps are high. Would be interesting to check the number on that egg, and go back to the previous videos and compare that egg to others. Congratulations!

So egg-citing!

Nothing wrong with mixed breeds. I love them all. Are you seeing good movement of the chicks when you candle? By now, they should be very active.

I'm on mobile until next monday, but from what I can tell, that looks pretty good! Definitely better than I expected for humidity that high. I don't remember if you said what breed you are hatching?

If you could snap a pic of one while candling down into the fat end, we may be able to tell if they are growing at the proper rate. Its not too late to make adjustments! Oh, and in that pic, the line is slanted. Don't be alarmed if yours aren't tilted like that. Sometimes they do stay flat...

It's all trial and error to begin with. You are not in the united states, correct? That high of humidity is usually way too high for most of us here, so please check a few eggs again and concentrate on the size of the air cell and compare to that picture. If they don't lose enough moisture...

I didn't watch every second of your videos, but it looks like a neat little candler you made. Hard to see a lot from the camera angle, I could tell some were clear, and some were not. I noticed that you mostly candled from the pointy end, and some you turned over to the fat end. The air cell...

Flashlight definitely! You don't want wet eggs this early. Tilt the lid open, grab an egg, close the lid. Candle the egg. Replace the egg, and grab another. Repeat. Over and over lol. You don't have to do them all at one time. Wait a few hours or even do some tomorrow.

Great! Look up how to verify the accuracy of a thermometer. There are lots of ways, depending on the kind of probe you have. But another hygrometer to check humidity would be advisable too. My unit was at least 20% off. You could be ok, as long as you monitor air cells, but I think every meter...

If I may make a suggestion... I had that same incubator. DO NOT trust the humidity reading without verifying it with another hygrometer. Get another one, test it for accuracy, and put it in the incubator to verify the reading. I would also suggest another thermometer, tested for accuracy too...