Chick started zipping then stopped

LaserDaiser

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

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