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Won't that suffocate the chick?

All you can do is wait and see.

Maybe tilt the egg so that any excess fluid drains away from the beak. Then wait, still a lot of blood in those veins.

Water(or saliva) will dry too fast, those big veins means they have to wait to remove any membrane.

Yes!

No, Just be patient. If you put all the eggs in the bator on the same day, there can be a 2-3 day span that is probable for hatching.

Did it pip thru the aircell? https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

Sounds like you made a good call.

You can cut that off, near the shell, if there's no blood running thru it.

Tough call. It's been an hour since you posted, any changes since then? They all look like they are breathing so I, personally, would leave them to get out on their own.

Wait. Sit on your hand and don't borrow trouble. ;) Assisting is for way(relatively) past day 20.... .....and only when absolutely necessary. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

These temps are too low. The most important thing to do before incubating is test/calibrate your thermometers and hygrometers. I've found a good food thermometer is the best for comparing to others. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...incubator-thermometers-and-hygrometers.73634/ Here's some...

That is likely the umbilicus, where the abdomen closes, keep an eye on it.

Be very careful with this. I've had a chick with it's eyes 'gunked' shut, wiped with warm water on cotton ball repeatedly to get gunk gone. But it was up and moving a day or two old. Is the abdomen closed?

Hard to estimate where they might pip and thus how to assist. Assisting is part art and part instinct. You've read the article.... :fl

Double yolk egg? Now on day 11? Am guessing you won't need to know as they won't live much longer. Sorry, but it's very very rare for double yolk eggs to actually go full term and hatch.

Boy, that's a big chunk 'o something! Not sure what to tell ya. It might dry up and abdomen will close, or not. I'd be tempted to cull.

Normal for them to be wet right after hatching. Humidity spikes big time after each chicks hatches, but should come back down in a few hours. Hard to know what the 'red cord' is.

This is what I would do. Take the 6 'older' ones out and put them in the brooder. Leave the 4 and take a look at the pip. Hopefully you have some ointment or coconut oil on hand to moisten membranes if needed. Maybe you've seen this, but...

...not a good idea anyway. If you are experienced at assisting, and have an incubator to keep it warm while it finishes hatching, a brooder to keep it warm afterwards, you might give it a try. But then you'll have to get it back with the others which might be tricky.