ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -On day 20, the chick pierces the membrane into the air chamber. The chick breathes air for the first time, and you may hear the chick peeping inside the egg. This is called pipping. On the 21st day, the chick begins to break out of the shell.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first thing you’ll need to hatch chicks is, of course, eggs. For hatching to occur, the eggs must be fertile. Fertile eggs can be collected from hens who are housed with a rooster. Eggs sold in grocery stores are not fertile; therefore, they will not grow into baby chicks if placed in an incubator.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the hatching phase, she returns to the nest and sits on the eggs for the majority of the time to guide the chicks to hatch. This affects the rate of gas diffusion, the moisture exchange and the heat dissipation during the four stages of hatch.

Detailed explanation-4: -This stage of egg incubation is both exciting and frustrating. In candling, you’ll be able to see your developing chick moving. Soon after that, you’ll be able to see very little. As the chick grows and starts to fill more of the egg, candling becomes more difficult-the chick’s body simply gets in the way.

Detailed explanation-5: -Avoid handling them much for the first few days. Fill a small jar lid with fresh water, and add gravel or marbles to the water to keep the chick from drowning. Fill a small dish of food also-use a starting mash from the feed store or you can buy a chick feeding starter kit complete with dishes and feed.