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Nothing, it gets its nutrition from the white and the yolk already in the egg.

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How do I explain to a child the difference between the food egg and the baby chick egg?

You can explain to the child that a food egg, like the ones we eat, comes from a hen and is just an egg that doesn't have a baby chick inside. In contrast, a baby chick egg has a tiny chick developing inside it, which will eventually hatch into a baby chicken if it is kept warm and safe. So, one is for eating, while the other is for growing a new 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 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 the egg helps the chick?

It keeps it safe while it develops. The yolk is food for the chick.


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.


What serves as the main food of the chick while inside the egg?

albumin egg white


Where does the chick go before you eat an egg?

Before you eat an egg, the chick develops inside the egg if the egg is fertilized. It goes through various stages of embryonic development, growing organs and tissues until it's ready to hatch. If the egg is not fertilized, it does not contain a developing chick and is simply a food product laid by the hen. In commercial egg production, most eggs sold for consumption are unfertilized.


Does a dove egg always have a chick in it?

No only when a male dove is there to fertilize the egg otherwise its just like the eggs we eat.


Is it bad to eat egg while on your period and if so why?

Is it bad to eat egg while on period and if so why?


Why is a chicks egg permeable instead impermeable?

so that the chick can get oxygen while its developing


What is the yolk's job in the egg?

Yolk is the nutrients that nourish the chick as it develops.


How does the egg yolk help a developing chick growing inside the egg?

An egg yolk is an undeveloped egg. If the egg is fertilised it would become a chick. The eggs we eat are the equivalent of a women's period (time of the month). Dark