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Ok, I decided I had to help them.  Everything was too dry.  I think I should have done it sooner.  The membrane was so dry that it covered one of the chicks eyes and I had to try to get it off.  Their wings were dried to their heads.  There is just no way they were getting out on their own.  So they are out flopping around and yelling a lot.  I guess that's a good sign.  I'm a nervous wreck.  My neck and shoulders are so tense, I was so nervous trying to get them out.  Keep them warm, work as fast as I could without hurting them.
What a nightmare.  It's like if they don't get on with the job, it's a mess.  They had huge holes in their eggs all day long.  I can't figure out why they just didn't get out of there.

No, they haven't all hatched yet.  I found another pip in a JG.  This is the longest drawn out hatch   I added a bunch of hot water to get more humidity in there.  It's already high, but I want this one to hatch on it's own.  I'm not sure that will be possible.  Why is this so addictive?  I can't remember.  Is it something about needing to punish ourselves, to feel guilty about something? 

Well, had to move the ones that hatched first out to the brooder with the 5 day olds.  I hope they do ok out there.  I needed this indoor brooder for the new little ones that  are still weak. I don't want the trampled yet .  I have a little one with splayed leg.  I've got to try to fix that this morning.  I think it's one of Charlottes amercauna so I don't want to lose it.  Other than that the little ones are doing ok.

Yeah, there's no slippery surfaces in my bator.  This guy never got going.  I've taped up it's legs, and I'll have to start a little chick Physical Therpy here in a bit.  Got to get those legs strong.  I have to say, I'm not very optomistic about this one.  It doesn't have a good leg to help out.