Normal hatching yea or nah

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Is this little one hatching right
 

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That is not what a typical egg hatching looks like. They usually make a circle around the wider end and then push out. That egg looks like it may have been squashed a bit while the other chicks were hatching but there is very little blood which is a good sign.

If it were me I would assist that egg to hatch because it might be injured or disoriented and unable to push out of the shell.
 
That is not what a typical egg hatching looks like. They usually make a circle around the wider end and then push out. That egg looks like it may have been squashed a bit while the other chicks were hatching but there is very little blood which is a good sign.

If it were me I would assist that egg to hatch because it might be injured or disoriented and unable to push out of the shell.
Should I bring it in the house and what should I do this is my first .
 
With an egg under a broody I would just try to peel away some of the shell on the wider end of the egg using tweezers. You should be able to find the beak as the chick has filled the air cell. Stop immediately if you see any fresh bleeding. If the chick is ready the blood vessels in the membranes should be drying up and they dry up from the top of the egg downward (where the wider end of egg is up). The umbilicus is attached at the bottom of the narrow end of the egg so that is the last point of contact between chick and hatch.

Peel as much as you can without blood but go very carefully with tiny pieces at a time. If the chick is ready it may just push out one its head is freed. If you hit blood, stop peeling, use a little olive oil or coconut oil to moisten any exposed membranes (membranes not covered with shell) and put it carefully back under the hen.
Do all this next to the hen and in as little time as possible so the chick doesn't get chilled.
 

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