Hatching on opposite end of air sack

[Debbiek2]

Hi! First round of checks are hatching! I read somewhere that if they start packing on the opposite end of the air sac you have to help them. Is this true? What should I do if I noticed pooping on the road where the air sac is it. I put a pencil markings where they are suckersFirst round of checks are hatching! I read somewhere that if they start packing on the opposite end of the air sac you have to help them. Is this true? What should I do if I noticed pooping on the road where the air sac is it. I put a pencil marking so I know where it is.

 

[Weeg]

How is your chick doing? I'm sorry no one saw your thread yet.
This is a great article that talks about assisted hatches. Sometimes they can do alright if they are malpositioned, sometimes you need to assist. This article does talk about malpositioned chicks, I hope it has the info your looking for.
Article 'Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry'

 

[Debbiek2]

How is your chick doing? I'm sorry no one saw your thread yet.
This is a great article that talks about assisted hatches. Sometimes they can do alright if they are malpositioned, sometimes you need to assist. This article does talk about malpositioned chicks, I hope it has the info your looking for.
Article 'Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry'

Thank you!

 

[Debbiek2]

How is your chick doing? I'm sorry no one saw your thread yet.
This is a great article that talks about assisted hatches. Sometimes they can do alright if they are malpositioned, sometimes you need to assist. This article does talk about malpositioned chicks, I hope it has the info your looking for.
Article 'Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry'

How is your chick doing? I'm sorry no one saw your thread yet.
This is a great article that talks about assisted hatches. Sometimes they can do alright if they are malpositioned, sometimes you need to assist. This article does talk about malpositioned chicks, I hope it has the info your looking for.
Article 'Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry'

Thank you for this! That totally makes sense to me. I haven’t read the entire article so sorry if it was answered in this question. Do I not need to worry about opening the lid for the other chicks as long as they haven’t started pipping? The humidity would drop. So do I take it out, poke a hole and just get it back in as soon as I can taking the lid off and on?

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Thank you for this! That totally makes sense to me. I haven’t read the entire article so sorry if it was answered in this question. Do I not need to worry about opening the lid for the other chicks as long as they haven’t started pipping? The humidity would drop. So do I take it out, poke a hole and just get it back in as soon as I can taking the lid off and on?

As long as the other chicks haven’t externally pipped, it should be ok. The main thing with opening the incubator is if they have already externally pipped, the membrane can dry out and or they get shrink wrapped.

 

[Debbiek2]

I have three eggs that have externally pipped. I guess that means the outer shell is opened a bit. Nothing bad is happening but we have 11 eggs here and I want to be proactive. I will be at school with my kindergarten class when they hatch more tomorrow. So how does one assist chicks that might need help if others have pipped? Yikes! I’m so nervous! Take them out I guess and close the lid for the others?

 

[Weeg]

I have three eggs that have externally pipped. I guess that means the outer shell is opened a bit. Nothing bad is happening but we have 11 eggs here and I want to be proactive. I will be at school with my kindergarten class when they hatch more tomorrow. So how does one assist chicks that might need help if others have pipped? Yikes! I’m so nervous! Take them out I guess and close the lid for the others?

Its totally fine to open the bator. It wont hurt the other eggs to have the humidity lower for only a moment. The concern would be if it was dropped for an extended period of time.
If the egg hasn't made any progress, it might be okay to make a safety hole. The big concern is that you could pip and vein, or hit the chick which could hurt it.
Lets see if @MGG has an opinion.

 

[MGG]

How long have they been externally pipped? It doesn't matter if it pips on the wrong end, it will still be able to hatch just fine. It's just when they get disoriented and confused a bit, but they can usually hatch with no issues. Because he missed the air cell though, he didn't get to practice breathing air. So this pip counts as his internal and external pip, which means you need to give him at least 48 hours. But I would highly recommend not helping any of them. Especially if this is your first time. Assisting is just too risky if you don't know exactly what you're doing.
Did you calibrate an additional thermometer and salt test a hygrometer to keep in the incubator before setting these eggs?

 

[Debbiek2]

What do I do if I have one chik from a different incubator pecking at the others? Do I need to keep a close eye?

 

[Debbiek2]

What do I do if I have one chik from a different incubator pecking at the others? Do I need to keep a close eye?

Do I do anything to get them to drink water?