Thursday, March 24, 2011

How chicks hatch

Chicks start hatching at around the 21st day of incubating.  They first peck with their egg tooth--a growth on their beak that they use to poke holes-- a pip hole.  After they peck the pip hole they wait from 4-6 hours to get used to breathing air and to rest. Then the chick, that is inside the egg,  pecks in a circle around the egg.  After that they split the egg in half and viola! The chick has hatched!

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