Is this a mal positioned pip or the start of unzipping??

[Lexbarlow]

It's the first egg to start a crack but I'm not sure if its unzipping or a second attempt at external pip.

I know that them having to try again can mean they dont make it so I'm not sure if I should be doing anything for them? Obv too dangerous to help them hatch but after so long should I try open the hole a little to see what's happening or something? (I did read that some people do this to see if theres still movement inside but not sure about doing it)

First timer to it all so learning as I go.
All advice welcome


Red arrow shows first crack, blue second one with actual hole

 

[CSolis]

What day is it, and how long has it been going on? Looks normal to me..

 

[Chicalina]

I would peel off the tiny loose triangle myself to give it a start, but I'm a meddler and most people will tell you to leave it alone.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

It looks like a pip. It's within the air sac so it's not malpositioned. I would read the Guide to Assisted Hatching before considering meddling. There are veins very close to where your chick pipped which if ruptured can be fatal.

 

[CSolis]

Once you see the pipping (cracking of the egg shell) it can take up to 24 hours while the chick is absorbing the yolk. Don't open the incubator as a drop in the humidity can cause 'shrink wrapping'.

 

[Orca5094]

Looks like normal unzipping, no worries! They go in a straight line around the egg until they can pop out the top.

(Please, do not help or "meddle". Everything looks totally normal and it's very important the chick hatches out on it's own.)

 

[Kiraeh]

If it's the first egg cracking, don't let yourself fuss with it until there are others that are completely done hatching.
I find it's not that unusual for chicks to adjust their hole before they're ready to zip, not common, but I've seen it happen.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

I agree with the above poster, this chick will be out and running around possibly even before another one pips... or it could stay like that while everyone else pips and hatches around it before it even attempts to zip. Hatching is a long process! You've gotten through the longest part already. Good luck with your hatch.

 

[CNJ]

I just had one pip the other day and in the morning another one pip then by late afternoon the second one came out before the first one. Now its past 24 hours and the second one has not come out yet, but I can see its beak moving at least he can breed and the hole got longer. I will check in the am, I wonder if my newly hatch chick toes will straighten out. I remember seeing that before, I think they all have problem walking at the beginning. I forget.

 

[Lexbarlow]

What day is it, and how long has it been going on? Looks normal to me..

Its day 27 today and it only started this morning