I have three cochin banty eggs and four silkie eggs. Four have pipped, but I think I screwed one up. A cochin egg was oval shaped instead of having a small end. when I saw the pip, I candled it and found the pip at the wrong end. It was below the air cell. So I took tweezers and chipped away some of the shell from the pipped area and over to the air cell, but I didn't go through the membrane. That way, as the chick tries poking through the soft areas, it would work it's way over to the air cell. Well, it worked. I watched the chick poking at the membrane and it followed where I chipped out and poked through it. But now I'm afraid he'll dry out. I have the humidity at 68% right now. It's chirping and from the looks of it's beak, it's head is in the right position, but I can't tell about the rest of him at this point. I may have to put a wet paper towel arond it.
Two more are pipped, but one is on the wrong end, so we'll see. Those aren't always able to get out. One left to pip. Today is Day 21.
