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Well, another brown egg pipped at the wrong end. Ugh. Looks like I'll be watching that one a ton today!

Update: The chick went into the brooder box with the other 2 this morning! There are 3 eggs left to hopefully hatch today or tomorrow, but no action with those ones yet. We shall see! This is so much fun!

Thanks!! I ended up realizing that it needed the shell "zipped" like it would normally do. So, I took the shell apart around the tip and was able to fold back a smidge of the membrane away and put it back in. It definitely started to fight more to get out after I did that. The funny thing, is...

Freaks me out - the 2 hatched chicks are moving the other eggs like crazy. lol

I helped it out a little last night to where it was like this: Still no improvement so right before I posted this, I took off more of the outer shell. I did get two tiny blood spots, so I immediately stopped, wrapped in a warm damp paper towel (not over the beak) and put it right back in.

Ok, so it's been 21 hours since the chick poked the hole through....beak only is still out and breathing....but not really trying to get out....at what point do I try and help? I have 2 hatched and moving the other eggs around as they move. I'm kinda panicking because I've read that if they get...

Ok whew!!! Thank you!!

So, this evening was supposed to start our "lock down" for 6 eggs that had movement last night. I had planned on going this afternoon to get the shelf liner to give them all traction and also adding the water for lock down. Well, we heard pipping so ran real quick to get the supplies, put the...