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I have a late hatcher that had her egg sack still attached for a couple days. It dried up enough that I could snip just enough off and after feeding her and giving her water, I decided to let her rest for the night lastnight. For the past 4 days she’s been super active, always trilling and...

Generally try to do as little assisting as possible but follow your gut! If they’re not meant to hatch then they won’t, if you assist hatch it brings higher risk for complications. How is your little ducky doing now?

If he shows no signs of pain I’d say it’s safe, but I do little at a time. What I did was damp it and kept an eye on them. they slowly but surely waddled out. I’ve had some that wouldn’t come out and I’d chip a tiny piece of shell to help. Sometimes they are active and other times they’re taking...

Also if you see him bleeding if you try to assist him, stop.a little Dry blood isn’t usually always a bad thing.

If I were you I’d take a damp q-tip with water and lightly moisten up the white parts slightly. Usually white and dry membrane can prevent them from getting out. I’ve had similiar situations. If there’s no active bleeding/ fresh blood, you could try helping him out, I usually try to peel a small...

If I see blood does it mean stop? Or if it makes noises while I snip? I’m new so I’m not sure what to look out for when doing this stuff I’m trying to be cautious.

I will provide more pictures if needed but this is a rough photo, I’m really hoping to get some insight on this.

So we had a batch of eggs hatch last week and we had some late hatchers. The last chicken hatched about 3.5/4 days ago and the day she hatched we noticed a really pinkish red blob of some sort hanging from her and she was dragging it around. We didn’t know what it was or what to do so we...