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It all depends the circumstances of the need for assistance. I have only lost one assist and he/she made it over a week, but had digestive issues going on. My best egg layer was an assist that woud have never made it out on her own due to the malepositioned position she was in. Just as strong and healthy as the rest. Many times chicks have problems hatching, not because they are weak or "shouldn't" hatch, but because our inept attempts at incubation putting them in "unnatural" incubation/hatching conditions.Personally I don't because although harsh if they don't hatch by themselves they are often not strong enough to make it through.
xs 2Looks like an umbilical hernia to me. I think you're seeing the umbilicus. Can you dab a bit of betadine on it? keep it dry. Or use some bacitracin or some triple antibiotic. Don't let the other chicks peck at it. It should resolve on it's own.
Personally I don't because although harsh if they don't hatch by themselves they are often not strong enough to make it through.