I'm fairly new to hatching eggs. I recently built a cooler-bator using plans found on this forum. It's a SUCCESS---with two successfully hatched chicks! Two more are in the hatching process.
PROBLEM: One chick has broken through with his beak on the tail-end of the egg (large end). His/her full beak has been sticking out for about 3 hours. Its alive, but not much movement. The other chicks all broke through in the middle and worked their way around the width of the egg. Not this one. Is it stuck? Did it get into the wrong position and break out at the wrong point? Should I push its beak back in? Should I gentle help it crack out of the egg?
I'm guessing I should just leave it alone, but this was one of my Barred Rocks and I'd HATE to see it die when its so close to freedom/life.
PROBLEM: One chick has broken through with his beak on the tail-end of the egg (large end). His/her full beak has been sticking out for about 3 hours. Its alive, but not much movement. The other chicks all broke through in the middle and worked their way around the width of the egg. Not this one. Is it stuck? Did it get into the wrong position and break out at the wrong point? Should I push its beak back in? Should I gentle help it crack out of the egg?
I'm guessing I should just leave it alone, but this was one of my Barred Rocks and I'd HATE to see it die when its so close to freedom/life.