Will this chick make it out?

paxfarms

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Aug 7, 2018
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This baby is hatching under a broody. It's made a complete mess out of it's egg though. I made the hole at the top so that I knew it could breathe. I made sure to make the hole in the air cell. Anyway, is this okay for the chick to be pecking away at the shell like this? It's still breathing and moving around. The opposite side of the egg is untouched. No chips, no cracks, nothing. I've never seen anything like it.

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I do have an incubator. There were a total of 5 eggs under her, 2 of which have hatched successfully and the shells looked like they normally should after a chick hatches.
I would warm that bator up now.
Is this chick still alive/moving well?
 
It is still alive. It's breathing and moving around. I'll go ahead and start the incubator. Why do you think I need the incubator?
I have never seen a chick make this type of mess trying to hatch.
My guess is the mom is damaging the egg.
I believe it would be safer to move it to an incubator to keep a closer eye on it because I'm pretty sure you are going to have to help it hatch.
How long ago did the others hatch?
 

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