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Quote: I poked a hole in the top of mine yesterday and I'm sorry to say it seems to have gone very wrong. The chick hadn't broken through the membrane (I think he was just in the wrong position to pip and now I've pierced the membrane to help him I can see he's very wet and in totally the...

Hi, Just had a bit of a disaster of a hatch... two of five eggs , others fully formed but not pipped or anything yet. Its now the end of day 22. Just wondering if taking the dividers out has affected the chicks hatching at all with orientation and stuff? ? Thanks in advance.

Quote: I'm in the same situation!! I've just had two successfully hatch and one is in the egg at the moment and it is very wet and I can't locate his beak to help him breathe! I picked away at the shell and membrane to help him but I think I was just too rash and may have caused more trouble...

Hi! New to BYC but not to chickens and ducks! Haven't hatched any eggs in years as I've been with out viable hens (our girls are old ladies now!) but... bought 6 orpington eggs off the internet for an experiment. First time I candled, 7 days, one of the eggs had a blood ring, but the rest were...