Jackie, if you find the eggs right away they are pretty easy to pull apart. I check every morning and most of the time separating them is not an issue. However, if they are pretty stuck I just leave them together. If an egg dies it may "sweat" and make it easier to pull apart. If not, I just leave them. At the end of the incubation period, around day 53, the eggs become very easy to pull apart. If I have a dead egg I separate it then.