@Annjee Yes, I decided to assist by pulling away white membrane where chunks of the shell were fallen off and I could see it was loose already. I think it might actually be good, although it seemed a little stiff at first and the toes didn't seem quite spread out. But I never watched them pop directly out before. Loud and strong.
After candling the last 4 eggs I can tell that one still has life in it since it visibly jumped. But I couldn't tell the development stage.
I am planning on giving these chicks to a broody BR. A few have gotten drinks already. I'm thinking I can wait to see if the last 1 hatches until tomorrow night, since all chicks I've adopted before have been 5 ish days old. Do you think she can handle 9 or 10 chicks?
It's unreal though how in nature the order in which they hatch and their tenacity has a lot to do with their survival. So fascinating!
SO finally the first thing I love about the new format!
The draft saving, now I can go back to look at a post without loosing everything I already typed or opening another tab.
ETA:
@RubyNala97 I see it was actually you I was trying to answer and mistook for annjee. Thanks for your concern about my chick!
