Awe, so adorable!
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I had no idea that the chick could drown if the pip was on the bottom... I rolled a few out of that position for what I thought was a better look. I guess I helped a few out without knowing it.I've had eggs pip in the middle on the down side and the chicks usually drown before they can get out. I don't know how to prevent this, but fortunately it has not happened to me very often. I've noticed that the larger the egg, the more likely this is to happen. Also, some breeds/hens seem to have it happen more frequently, so there may be a genetic component that prevents the chicks from getting in the correct hatching position.
The only thing I can recommend is taking chicks out of the incubator after they hatch so they aren't knocking the eggs around that haven't hatched yet. I believe most chicks will pip on the up side of the egg, but if another chick rolls the egg over the chances of them pipping on the bottom and drowning is much greater. Not everyone will agree with this advice, but I put my chicks in the brooder as soon as I have 3 or 4 that have hatched.
The inside of the egg looks normal.Thanks! I just had one hatch that is very wet, I got the other chicks out after they had been in there about an hour or so but put wet paper towel in to keep humidity up, I'm wondering if I made it go to high? I have an egg in there that looks like it pipped but there is liquid coming out ? The other eggs I think may have stopped developing, when I candled them they aren't dark all the way to air cell like others were.