Quail starting to crack on the wrong part??

[Hannahsquail]

I’m not a newbie to hatching quail but am I right in thinking the quail have to crack the side of the air sack?? I have one currently starting to hatch (I see some of the shell poking off) just above the point of the egg?? What shall I do??

 

[MGG]

I’m not a newbie to hatching quail but am I right in thinking the quail have to crack the side of the air sack?? I have one currently starting to hatch (I see some of the shell poking off) just above the point of the egg?? What shall I do??

Can you post a picture?

 

[Hannahsquail]

Can’t see very well so I’ve circled where the crack is. There was a baby that hatched yesterday but I took it out as it was really spinning all the eggs and I think maybe that’s why it’s started cracking/hatching upside down?x

 

[Hannahsquail]

This one x

 

[MGG]

This one x

Yeah, they're supposed to pip a bit higher up generally, but I've had some pip low like that too. They always hatch just fine without assistance. It probably is malpositioned, so don't worry too much if it take a little longer to hatch.

 

[Hannahsquail]

Sadly he/she did not make it. Ended up passing away inside the eggs x

 

[MGG]

Sadly he/she did not make it. Ended up passing away inside the eggs x

Aw, sorry.