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buttersbrood
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Thanks, I think the rest helped it push itself out in the end. The eggs are actually under a hen but I guess the whole wrong end of the egg malposition thing can happen to hens hatching chicks too?As long as the chick can breathe, you can leave it a bit longer, so the veins in the membrane shrink on down, and there is no bleeding. Let the chick rest some, since it's probably been working hard to get out of the shrink wrap, but can't.
It's not totally uncommon for chicks to be malpositioned, but most tend to survive, even if they need help.
Many incubators are not completely uniform in temperature everywhere inside. There will be spots that may be slightly cooler, or slightly warmer. While it's important to turn the eggs, it's also important to shift their position around inside the incubator too. This helps counter balance the slight variations in temp. When I first started incubating, I discovered the eggs in a slight cool spot, took a bit longer, while the ones in the hotter spots would pop out a bit on the early side.