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After around 7-10 into the incubation period, (research this to check), it is possible to do something called candling. Candling is where you shine a light into the egg and look at the embryo forming. If there is nothing and the egg is clear, then the egg is infertile. If there is an opaque object in the egg, this is an embryo. Be careful though, because if you candle early in the incubation period you might be unable to see the embryo yet and mistake it for an infertile egg! When you choose a candling torch, make sure it's not one that releases a lot of heat because this could damage the chick. Good Luck!
Rick Satterfield
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∙ 8y agoYes, if you use a strong flashlight and hold it against the egg in a dark room you may see:
-nothing, meaning the egg was not fertilized
-a red/pinkish glow which are blood vessels forming
-or you may see the developing chick itself.
The process is called candling because people used candles before they had flashlights.
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∙ 14y agoThey do not care whose egg it is. If a hen goes broody and starts to set on eggs she will incubate any and all eggs she lays and can steal. Some hens will lay their eggs right beside a broody hen and that broody hen will roll the new egg under herself as if it were her own.
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∙ 12y agoWhat? You don't want to stab the chick or break the shell, if you break it the chick has a great chance of dying
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∙ 12y agoWell, first of all... you can't actually REALLY tell whether its a female or male in an egg, bu I'm sure you can find out with it's fully hatched...
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∙ 11y agoA flashlight in a dark room
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∙ 12y agoyes
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How do you know if there is a chick in a hens egg?
the hen will not leave the egg and the egg will be covered in feathers
If you have a chicken how do you know if the egg has a chicken in it or you can eat it?
1. If no rooster is present, then there is no way the egg will be fertilised, so it will not have a chick in it. 2. If the egg is freshly laid, and removed immediately and refrigerated, it will not have a chick in it.
How does a chick get inside an egg?
There will be kind of pocket in the egg which contains enough oxygen for the chick to breathe in the egg for 21 days.
Does egg white provide food for the chick in egg?
It is the yolk that provides the nutrients for an unhatched chick.
What feeds a chick while it is in the egg?
The chick grows in the albumen (the white of the egg) and feeds off the yolk.
How do penguins hatch a chick from an egg and keep the chick alive?
They keep the egg cratled in the father's feet
Does a rooster know if a hen is too young too lay an egg?
yes. a chick can lay an egg within 10 days of age
How can you tell how far long the chick is inside the egg?
When the egg is really hard, you know that Its been in there for a long period of time and, that its kindof heavy.
Where does the baby chick get its its food before it hatches?
The egg yolk nourishes the chick until it hatches.
How does a developing chick nourish itself while inside the egg shell?
The developing chick feeds on the yolk sac, much like the baby of live bearing animals attaches to the placenta. The chick has enough nutrients when born to got 24 hours without beginning on chick starter.
How does a young chick develop?
A young chick develops inside the egg and can be hatched naturally or through hatcheries. The young chick depends on the egg yolk for nutrients.
What is the difference between blastula of frog and chick?
The chick egg has much more yolk than the frog egg. A blastopore in frog egg and a premitive groove in chick egg both have the same basic function which is to mark the origin of gastrulation
