Last egg to hatch being pecked by other chicks

[mamablair]

So this is my very first time incubating eggs, and 5 of my 6 babies have hatched. But they are pecking at this last one and I can see a bit blood. Will this last baby be ok? Should I remove the other chicks and put them in the brooder?

 

[R2elk]

So this is my very first time incubating eggs, and 5 of my 6 babies have hatched. But they are pecking at this last one and I can see a bit blood. Will this last baby be ok? Should I remove the other chicks and put them in the brooder?
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If they are dried off, you can remove them. I have often had hatched keets help their siblings out during the zipping stage when I incubate guinea eggs.

 

[EmilyRobb]

@mamablair I've had this happen before and the chick trying to hatch seemed to be fine afterwards. If your other chicks have got a hold of walking and are dry then you could remove them from the incubator. I find that the peeping of surrounding chicks can encourage those that need to hatch yet. The other chicks might be pecking because of the contrast between the beak and the shell, or because they're curious, I'm not sure. The chick looks close enough to hatching that you could probably leave everyone in there worry free

 

[mamablair]

@mamablair I've has this happen before and the chick trying to hatch seemed to be fine afterwards. If your other chicks have got a hold of walking and are dry then you could remove them from the incubator. I find that the peeping of surrounding chicks can encourage those that need to hatch yet. The other chicks might be pecking because of the contrast between the beak and the shell, or because they're curious, I'm not sure. The chick looks close enough to hatching that you could probably leave everyone in there worry free

Thank you! I'm a first timer so I'm just paranoid about everything. Haha

 

[mamablair]

Baby number 6chas hatched!