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That's wonderful news - congratulations! :yesss: Good for you for giving this unusual egg a chance.

That's great! Hope the rest of the hatching process goes smoothly and we see that chick soon. :jumpy

It's possible the chick may need assistance whether it pips all the way through the shell instead of the air cell or right into the air cell, but you won't know until you can see what kind of progress it's making to inform next steps. Another possibility is that the chick may do either and then...

Yes, it does. 🙂 Sometimes air cells just seem to end up in the wrong place, even without shipping stress. I've incubated a few like this (it happens rarely in my flock) and I just keep a close eye on the chick's position at lockdown in case it pips away from the air cell and needs assistance...