Now that I’ve finished the 4 pages, I think you were right that this chick probably never would have hatched because of its malposition. I have had chicks pip at the wrong end and hatch on their own just fine, and also some that didn’t make it. But those air cells had been at the correct end of...
Hey I know I’m late responding. Four pages I didn’t read (yet), but I just wanted to chime in and say I have done this too. Try not to feel too bad. One of the ways we learn to get better at things is by the experience we gain when we accidentally do the wrong thing. :hugs