Kangasox said: Thanks so much @AmyLynn2374 . Sounds easier said than done, but he's working so hard I want to help him. I've read the assisting sticky, I will reread and give it a shot. Is it going to mess up the other 5 pippers in there if I slip that egg out quickly? Should I do it in a humid environment? So, break away a bit more shell with tweezers and moisten the membrane but not take it off, and unstick him? Click to expand...

If your humidity is up over 65% the others should be ok. I open my bator frequently during hatch and haven't hurt a pipper/zipper yet. (I also keep my humidity around 75%). The assists I've done I've done right at the bator with no extra humidity and the only assist I ever lost was a day 25 hatcher in a botched first hatch, that was too weak (for obvious reasons). I've done about 4-5 to different levels of assisting with great success. 2 were malepositioned chicks.Yup, break away a bit of the shell around the pip to enlargen it so you can see where and what maybe stuck. Moisten the membrane and you can remove the sticky membrane, and unstick him, just don't start peeling the membrane down as you will probably run into veins that haven't reabsorbed yet. Once he's unstuck wrap a wet paper towel around him to give him a little extra moisture, (it'll also give the bator a little extra after opening) and slip him back in to see if he can continue to progress on his own.