I did in the end have to give a little bit of further assistance just with pulling the tougher membrane, the part that had been exposed, but my goodness - it was so very exciting to see the little thing eventually push through! My daughter has decided it's name will be 'miracle', as we were so convinced that it wouldn't make it!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for your assistance, it is so very nerve wracking assisting a hatch for the first time.
We now have 8 beautiful little chicks! Of various breeds. I will keep the remaining 4 eggs in incubator for a couple of days, but as I haven't seen any movement or heard any chirps from them, I think 8 is our final number - which I think is a pretty good hatch!!