Stages of chicken egg development

Learn everything you need to know to be successful in hatching chicks in your classroom. A FREE guide is included to help you.

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Fertile Eggs The nucleus of the female cell is a small white or light-coloured speck about the size of a pin head that is located on the top side of the yolk. Here the microscopic male sperm cell finds lodgement and the cells are united to form the embryo. A fertilised egg is characterised by […]

We have a few local chicken keepers who keep trying to hatch their own eggs, but are having no success. The first thing to do is check if the eggs are fertile. You can do that a few ways. The simplest way of checking fertility is to crack open an egg from the hens and cockerel you’re planning on bre

Ever wonder whats going on inside that egg? Put away your LED flashlight and get out of that dark closet, here's an up-close and totally AMAZING look at chicken embryo development from day 1 to 21.

The life cycle of a chicken is quite fascinating for most poultry fanatics! Just thinking that an egg can hold a tiny germ that in twenty one days can hatch into a beautiful little chick still amazes me. To think that this chick will grow into a plump hen who in turn will lay eggs to continue the evolution of the flock is a small daily miracle. Today’s article will focus on the life cycle of A Chicken

I made two charts everyone can use if they want. i took the pics myself, sorry there not very clear. i also took a pic of a blood vein, good air cell, and a...