Chick started zipping then stopped

[LaserDaiser]

Hello! I have 12 eggs in my incubator. It’s day 20 today. 2 pipped yesterday on day 19 and one hatched yesterday night. The other one that pipped started zipping in the wee hrs of the morning (day 20) I did not see this happening as I was asleep. Woke up to find it 1/4 zipped.
It’s now 1 pm and I have seen no more attempts from the chick to get out. I see movement so he/she is still alive. I’m wondering if I should help, but I’m worried about opening the incubator for fear of shrink wrapping any of the remaining 10 eggs. What should I do?

 

[cmillerrun89]

I personally wouldn't assist yet unless I noticed the membrane was super sticky/shrink wrapping. It's still early on and it might be finishing up absorbing the yolk sac.

 

[LaserDaiser]

Ok it hatched. But it might have an umbilical hernia??

 

[cmillerrun89]

I'm not as familiar with those but did see an old thread where a duck had a similar one and it healed up ok!

 

[LaserDaiser]

He/she is very active and vocal. Hopefully it will pull through

 

[cmillerrun89]

I hope so!! My fingers are crossed for you