How Does a Baby Chick Hatch?
Preparation jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a04/c8/m4/baby-chick-hatch-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Before a baby chick can hatch, the mother hen has to make sure the egg has been properly cared for. The eggs must be kept warm, nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and maintain constant humidity levels of about 55 percent, which is why the mother hen lays on top of the eggs. This is called the incubation period. The mother hen must also turn her eggs to prevent the embryo from sticking to one side of the egg and causing abnormalities. She turns the eggs with her beak several times a day. The entire incubation process takes about 21 days, and the chicks will usually hatch within a day or two of each other. Eggs that have not been fertilized by a rooster will not hatch, and eventually the mother hen will abandon these eggs. Time to Hatch jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’)
