Shellacked chick- what to do?

[Whiskybear]

Hatch began yesterday, this morning I found one I’d seen pipping last night; did a jailbreak for it, let it dry…. early this afternoon I transferred them all (or so I thought) to the brooder. After, as I sifted through eggs and shells, found another one stuck but still moving, shell half zipped. By my actions, he was 'shrink wrapped' in and cold when I peeled enough that only his butt was still stuck in shell. short version: he got out and recovered back in the incubator. But he’s covered in dried egg schmutz, like shellac. (he still looks as wet as newly hatched,) it’s not letting his feathers fluff out, so removing him seems unwise, but washing him doesn’t seem feasible… I got no idea what to do about him.
Thoughts?

 

[Nabiki]

It will come off with time. Leave it alone. I'm glad you saved it.

 

[Whiskybear]

It will come off with time. Leave it alone. I'm glad you saved it.

Yeah, I’m hoping as the chick moves around it will crack up and fall off… but I wasn’t really confident in that hope.

 

[CountrifiedCoturnix]

I’ve had similar experience - you won’t be able to tell the difference in a few days.

 

[FloorCandy]

Put him with the others, they will help remove the mess.

 

[Whiskybear]

Put him with the others, they will help remove the mess.

That’s happening in the morning regardless. I’m rooting for him, but these aren’t pets to me, they’re meat. I’ll help one survive if I can, but… guano happens. It was just a first time situation for me and I wondered if those more experienced had some magical trick I could use.

 

[FloorCandy]

That’s happening in the morning regardless. I’m rooting for him, but these aren’t pets to me, they’re meat. I’ll help one survive if I can, but… guano happens. It was just a first time situation for me and I wondered if those more experienced had some magical trick I could use.

I’m the same way, they’re more livestock and I help if I can. But there’s nothing I’ve found that cleans them better than their siblings. The others peck and groom them. I had thought maybe they just get cleaner rubbing against each other, but my blind chicks get gross if they don’t live with sighted chicks for the first week or so, they definitely pick at the stuck feathers (in a good way) and get each other fluffed up.