It's my understanding that crooked toes are caused by
nutritional deficiencies of the egg, not incubation problems
so helping a chick out isnt a worry about upping your odds for crooked toed chicks.
If you pop a little hole out on the larger end the membrane will not break and you can see what state
the chick is in by the condition of the membrane. If its pink the membrane is not absorbed and he's not
ready, if it's papery and white might need a little help. I keep hearing how hatching is...