I don't have an incubator but it was from the broody. I assisted because all other eggs hatched and I thought he was struggling. Firstly I broke just a little bit of the shell and I immediately saw blood. Than the broody fly and I broke unintentionally the egg shell. He stopped screaming and I...
I just assisted a hatching chick. First I hit the vein and I saw blood. I waited several hours and I continued successfully (I think). But I don't understand how you can hit a vain when veins are inside the body?
Are you sure about the rooster? The rooster should be the same breed as the pullet! He doesn't have the fellers at the tail but they will grow! Also they are "mini" breed doesn't grow big. The pullet is about six months old, I don't know about the rooster.