For now I am going to stop intervening and let her do her thing. We have 6 other eggs that are 8 days out from hatch. I just hope I didn't do too much, but excellent lesson if I did.
Thanks so much for your reply. I posted some more photos/videos in a thread reply. Definitely not taking her out! I could have sworn that was a booty its so pointy - not a chest. She's in the shell curled up like a cat that's shrimping. Her skull is by the pointy end and she's curled on...
Hi, I'd rather not take her out of the incubator right now since she's shrink wrapped and humidity is of the essence. I can provide additional photos in my next reply.
That is her little wing right over her bill. Her head is in the pointy end of the egg. Butt sticking out quite a bit. Pinkish membrane but no visible blood vessels - just covered in coconut oil to keep her moist and not sticking to the membrane.
Hello! This little one externally pipped 36 hours ago and the membrane was bright white like parchment. I decided to open the hole a bit more this morning, at the 30 hour mark because I was worried she wasn't getting enough oxygen. She seemed to love that but it also confirmed she was shrink...