Hands on hatching and help

[Companihen]

I need some guidance or leta say reassurance…
timeline

Day 25 (Aug 18)
- first hatch (#1)
8pm - #2 (assisted hatch)

Day 26 (Aug 19)
AM - #3 and #4
11:30am - #5
At that time anyone who was moving and didn’t external pip I made an external hole in the top of the egg
8:30pm - #6 got stuck and passed away
#7 - no issues

Day 27 (Aug 20) - Today
7:00am #8, #9 #10 assisted out (only small part zippered but just quite, no bleeding and yolk absorbed)
9:00pm #11 found hatched

I had given up on the other eggs but I just listened and I have taping/peeping coming 4 more eggs. They all had external holes made by me and no other external cracks.

I am thinking I am just gonna go for it and help…it is now just past 9pm here

Can't really give advice... just hope all the best whatever you do. I haven't assisted a hatch before. Last time I had 4 not hatch 2 had fully formed chicks in ... always look back and wonder what I could have done

 

[MrsWinterWheat]

Can't really give advice... just hope all the best whatever you do. I haven't assisted a hatch before. Last time I had 4 not hatch 2 had fully formed chicks in ... always look back and wonder what I could have done

Thanks!! Yah I don’t want to leave them if I could have helped…but I don’t want to help too soon. Such a delicate balance…