I helped one of mine out. was zipped for a long time. I could see the membreane drying so i took it out and wrapped it in a warm wet paper towel. used cosmetic scissors to chip away a little more shell. Wound up cutting some membrane away let it push out the rest of the way itself. Little thing is pooped. Resting and drying now. not sure what the end result will be. Next time i will have to up the humidity . Good hatch for a first try. 18 chicks!If any others hatch it will be a bonus!I have one chick hatched, two more zipping, and one that has pipped. The blue egg has been zipping since 6am and it hasn't made any progress since then. Its membrane is starting to look a little dry around the opening. The humidity is at 68% so humidity shouldn't be an issue. I'm thinking because its been open so long that the membrane is drying out. How long should I wait before assisting this chick? I'm hoping it makes it out all on its own. I have gotten a chick out of its shell before though. It pipped and about 18 hours later it was still in the same position and I could see it really struggling to get out but making no progress. This chick has been struggling to make progress as well but it appears that it can't turn within its shell. I'm going to keep watching for now and hope it gets out okay on its own.