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Quote: Twelve flashlights? And no batteries? How on earth did you manage that? LOL
Slow Poke? Cute name! As long as he's happy in there, it's good. The others that haven't shown signs of hatching yet, you could candle and artificially pip them, to see if they're o.k. and if they need help. Or just leave them and let nature take it's course. It's up to you. I usually candle and tap if they are a day behind the others and pip for them, dampen the inner membrane with a wet Q-tip and check for signs of life. I have saved some chicks this way, some were malpositioned or just could not pip externally, some were simply not meant to be... But it's worth it if you can get some more chicks hatched.
Sorry to hear about the cross beak chick. If you want to give it a chance there's a wonderful thread on cross beak care etc here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-for-special-needs-chickens-and-their-keepers
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