Did they kill it?

[Iceblink]

Out of my 6 eggs set, all 6 pipped. Yeah! But the last one was pretty slow and the other chicks rolled it around quite a bit, and it ended up pip side down. Now there is a clear yellow ooze coming from the pip. It has been a day and a half since the last one hatched, and there hasn't been any progress.

My question is - did the other chicks rolling it around kill it or could it have died for some other reason?

If the rolling did kill it, what should I do different next time? Leave all the eggs in an egg carton? Take the hatched chicks out sooner? I left them in for 12+ hours because I didn't want to mess with the humidity.

And what is that goo? If it were unabsorbed yolk it wouldn't be clear, right?

 

[marytoast]

I'd like the answer to your question too. It seems the last chicks have more problems. Is it because the hatched chicks play soccer with the eggs?

 

[Intheswamp]

...or is pipping last a sign of a weaker egg/embryo?

 

[Iceblink]

Well, on day 18 when I last candled, it did seem a little less developed than the other embryos, I attributed it to being on the top of the row when turning, maybe it was a little cooler up there?

But it did have a nice strong pip going, and then nothing.......