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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!
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThere is a method called candling, which is pretty much shining a light through an egg in a dark room, if you see blood vessels (which look kind of like a spider) then it is fertile. But if it is clear or has a dark haze or clouding then it is infertile or was once fertile and may be rotting. Hope this helps.
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∙ 15y agoNo, you cant tell by weight alone, as a heavy egg maybe a rotten egg, so be careful in case it explodes with the pressure The best way to tell in an egg has a chick inside is to 'candle' it. What you do is but the egg up against a light, preferably in a dark room. You can usually see the silowette of the chick, and once more, sometimes you can see movement too. Also, if your egg is getting to the end of the incubation time, you can gently tap the shell, and hold the egg close to your ear. You are listening for scratching noises and sometimes the chick will actually 'cheep'. * NOT recommended though is: To put the egg in a luke warm jug of water, to see it bobbing around, as a chick inside the egg will make the egg topple from side to side. I dont recommend this as you could drown the chick!
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∙ 15y agoIn a scenario where you believe in evolution, the egg must have come first. Because in order for a chicken to even come into existence something must have produced that egg. Therefore, a chicken like bird, maybe on gene away laid and egg in which the very first chicken was born.
In a scenario where you believe creationism the chicken came first because God made everything just the way it is now.
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∙ 14y agoWell depends what you mean. If you mean how do I know if its fertile or not or if you know its fertile and is the chick alive in the egg. Desiding on it being fertile or not can be done in 2 way. Either know if the egg has been in a male and female (guess if it is fertile). The most accurate way to due it is to incubate the egg. After 7 days you should candle the egg (a candle is like a flashlight made to see inside the egg) and see if you find veins. If you know its fertile incubate for a few days and then candle.
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∙ 14y agoproceed to the top of a 10 story building, drop it
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∙ 12y agoOne method is 'candling'. Candling involves holding the egg over a small light, so it shines through the shell. If there's a chick growing inside, you can see the developing embryo.
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∙ 13y agohold a bright flashlight under the egg in a dark room...depending how far along, you can see movement.
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∙ 11y agooff corse they do!!
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Is a chicken egg cell living or non living?
Whether or not an egg is living or non-living depends on whether or not the egg is fertilized. If the egg is NOT fertilized then the egg is non-living. However, if the egg has been fertilized then the egg is living since the fetus inside is alive.
How long does it take for one sperm to get inside the egg?
It only takes sperm a few minutes to get inside of an egg.
How does oxygen and carbon dioxide get in and out of an amniotic egg?
The entire shell of the egg is covered in tiny little pores which allows for the passage of air and water into and out of the egg. The shell itself is recognized as a semi-permiable membrane. There is a chamber between the inner and outer soft membranes of the eggs (located just under the shell) that is actually hollow; it's an air cell. It grows as the chick does, surprisingly, but that's because as the chick gets older, it requires more CO2 to be transferred out of the egg, while allowing enough fresh oxygen to enter into the egg. The chick doesn't actually breathe into this chamber, the gasses are exchanged via an organ called the "allantois". This organ is responsible to handling liquid wastes and exchanging gases from the egg's air cell to the chick.
What is a sentence for metsmorphosis?
The caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly was truly remarkable.
What does it mean when an egg has a red dot on it?
it means that when the egg was forming, a blood vessel broke (like a bruise) and the spots usually disappear as the egg gets older, so it means the egg is fresh. If you like, just remove the red spot with the tip of a sharp knife
How can you tell what sex a chick is inside its egg?
There is no definite answer to an unborn chick's gender, even if you candle the egg. Some breeds, you can't even tell until it lays an egg.
Does a duck egg in an incubater get heavy while a chick is griwing inside?
Yes, a duck egg in an incubator will get heavy while a duckling is growing inside the egg. This is because the duckling is gaining weight and size.
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.
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.
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 can you tell a breakfast egg and a chick egg apart?
There is no difference.
How birds hatch their egg?
They don't. The chick inside the egg opens it from inside when it has grown enough
Where do you think a chick growing inside an egg gets food from?
The yolk of the egg is food stored for the chick during its growth.
Why does an egg need liquid?
to protect the chick inside
What becomes a fertilized egg?
When a bird's egg is fertilized, a chick is developing inside.
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 serves as the main food of the chick while inside the egg?
albumin egg white
