Humpty Dumpty? :-)
The developing chick within a shell is called an embryo.Breakfast? An live, unborn chick, taken from a partially developed egg is a food delicacy in some cultures, and is eaten raw. The name of this food is Balut and it is very popular in some Asian countries. While duck eggs are often used, chicken eggs are also offered. They are often eaten around the holiday season.
At the tip of a chicks beak is a small sharp bump called the egg tooth. The chick uses this "tooth" to put pressure in the shell from the inside making a small hole for air and then a series of cracks. This process can take 24 hours or more. The chick comes out of the shell with this egg tooth intact but it soon is absorbed as the beak grows and the chick get older.
No not really. Sometimes it looks like a bubble when the chick first breaks through the shell. That bubble is just a rubbery membrane under the shell. Sometimes when you peel a boiled egg you will find this between the shell and the egg inside. The chick sometimes has trouble poking through this membrane and it can look like a bubble as the chick tries to force its way through..
No, an egg shell will not expand as the chick grows, once the chick has 'outgrown' its shell it starts to chip a small hole in the shell, then begins to break out into its new world.
The round or larger end allows for more air inside the shell to accumulate for use on the last days before the chick peeps. Before the chick breaks open the shell and emerges into the world air is needed when its lungs begin to function.
Annie is metaphorically telling Helen to come out of her comfort zone and face her challenges, just like a chick breaks out of its shell to grow and thrive. She is encouraging Helen to overcome her obstacles and fears in order to succeed.
It can take up to 24 hours for the chick to complete its escape. It is best not to help the chick break out of the shell as you can damage the chick trying to help. There is a supply of blood in the shell membrane that will weaken the chick if broken early. Increase the humidity in the incubator, lack of moisture is the main reason for die off in the shell during peeping. try for 75% humidity.
This is not possible. For the chick to break the shell, it must first break the membrane.
For example, try to drop an egg on the more 'pointy' end and it shouldn't break the shell. The spherical shape of the egg shell help distribute the weight when the hen is incubating her eggs. It will be more less to be damaged..or cracked
God.
then the crab goes and finds a new shell
No. It can get out on it's own. Do not interefere