Day 22: Pipped over 24 hrs, but no Zipper

Kylo_Hen

Chirping
Apr 2, 2018
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New England
Hi,
First time incubating chicken eggs.

So far, I had two that hatched last night and an additional two that are pipped. One has a zipper line and you can see it trying to get out, but seems stuck. The other one’s pip hole hasn’t really gotten bigger. You can see the beak moving.

Questions:
  1. The hatched chicks seem dry enough and are now walking around. They are pushing the other eggs around. Should I remove them now and put them in their brooder or wait a full 24 hours?
  2. The egg with the zipper line rolled over (from the hatched chicks running around), so hole and line are now facing the bottom of the incubator. Should I roll it back up so the pip hole and line are facing up?
Really hoping they won’t need my assistance, but we’re now on day 22 and it’s been over 24 hr since they’ve pipped.
 

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