Silly me.....i did stuff before you answered.
Anyway, I decided to go ahead and let My Precious out. I was correct, she was completely finished. Also, her head was ON TOP of her wing, not under her wing. So, I was completely correct in that she was trying to unzip but couldn't get enough force because of being malpositioned.
So, My Precious is on the floor of the incubator looking like a very wet brand new chick. Her tummy is perfect (always my terror when helping chicks).
The egg that pipped a bit after My Precious, I went ahead and looked at. But, there was some pinkness to the inner membrane, and the chick was also making that clicking sound that I read they make when their lungs are still adjusting to breathing. So, after the tiniest of holes, just enough to see all that, I wrapped her up in a damp paper towel, and back into the incubator.
Of the two eggs that pipped most recently, they are both trying to unzip. One on the bottom row far left looks like it is unzipping incorrectly. The beak is going back and forth horizontally, instead of vertically along the air sack. Anyway, I am going to let it sit there for at least some odd more hours, maybe until tomorrow morning.
The egg on the front bottom row on the right side is unzipping properly. So yeah!
