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The egg is formed around the chick inside the mother bird after conception.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThere is a big air bubble inside the top of their shell that they use to stay alive
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∙ 9y agoTheir egg shells are porous, meaning it lets oxygen through, and carbon dioxide escape. A small pocket of air forms on one end of the eggs to provide enough oxygen when hatching.
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∙ 9y agothrough the porous egg shell maybe..
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Do chickens have belly buttens?
No, because they don't carry their young in their belly and so they don't need an umbilical cord to feed them nourishment. They lay the egg and the baby and nourishment is insIDE the shell.
Is a human baby born in a egg?
No. All fetuses start off as a cell which is called an egg. But human babies are not inside an egg like baby chickens are when chicks are born. Human babies do not need a shell, because the mommy's belly gives the fetus protection for the entire time. Chicks must grow inside the egg shell but outside of their mommy's belly.
Why does a shell of a birds egg need to be porous?
When the baby chicks are developing in the egg shell, they need to breathe. The pores in the egg shell allows an exchange of good air with the bad air. A side effect to this. The pores allow moisture to escape from inside of the egg.
What is the function of the eggshell?
it protects the chic while developing inside the egg The function of a shell is so the baby does not get harmed and the shell has all the things the baby needs like nutrients enclosed inside of it so that way they can grow inside of it with the basics that they need to survive in the egg
How doeas it hatch from a egg?
The baby grows inside of the egg. If you are talking about chickens, they peck the inside of the egg until it cracks enough for them to climb out.
My land hermit crab had a baby in it's shell how do i take care of the baby?
If You figure this out let me know.... just noticed mom hermit dead but baby hermit inside moms shell.... hmmm lol
When can baby chickens fly?
Chickens dont fly. Not even Baby ones.
Egg shell function?
The chickens egg shell is comprised of calcified shell and shell membranes called vitaline including inner and outer membranes. The organic matter of an egg shell contain proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, Uronic acid, calcium carbonate (94%) and magnesium carbonate.
Why is the respiratory the last system to develop?
I am not sure but I believe it's because the baby has no need to breathe inside the mother's womb.
How does a hen's egg hatch?
When an egg is fertilized, and it is incubated (whether by the hen sitting on it, or being kept in a warm box or special chamber), the baby chicken grows inside the shell, and when it is all grown as far as it can grow in the shell, it breaks the shell from the inside, with its beak, and thus, it hatches.
What is the hard stuff outside of an egg?
It is called the shell. When you boil eggs, after wards, you break the shell of the egg of to eat it.Or to protect the baby chicken inside if your gonna let it hatch.
Where in Auckland are baby chickens available to adopt locations?
You can find baby chickens anywhere in Auckland, they like to breed like rabbits.
