Welsummer egg pipping low... Any advise?

[BeardedLadyFarm]

I have some Wellie eggs starting to hatch today. They're really not due until Sunday, but they seem to be in a hurry!

I'm hatching them on their ends. One seems to have pipped low, and is starting to zip. I can't see that the membrane has been broken yet.

Should I just let it try from where it is, or should I turn the egg on its side? I guess there's a chance of drowning when this happens, is that right?

I have some experience keeping my heat and humidity up if I need to go in the incubator, so that's not really a concern for me.

Thanks!

 

[debilorrah]

Are they in egg cartons? I have to tell you, once a bird pips, it either comes out on its own, or not. What do you mean by pipping low - wrong end?

 

[Akane]

Sometimes chicks don't break the membrane right away. They can still hatch fine. Be sure your humidity isn't too low though which would make the membranes even tougher. When I have them pip low in a carton I just use a bent metal coat hanger through the vent hole to tip it so the chick has a clear area to start zipping.

I've helped more chicks than I can remember that would not have otherwise hatched and so long as they weren't stuck for days at a time they have all ended up just as healthy as the others.