How long does it take canary eggs to hatch?
Approx two weeks. On the First Day: 10th hour – minute canary embryo is visible 11th hour – alimentary (digestive) tract appears 12th hour – vertebral column starts to develop 13th hour – head begins to form 15th hour – heart and eyes begin to form 21st hour – ear formation begins Second Day – heart begins beating – legs and wings begin to grow – tongue and nostrils start to form Third Day – formation of reproductive organs and differentiation of sex Fourth Day – beak begins to form Fifth Day – down and feather follicles begin to form Sixth Day – beak begins to harden Seventh Day – the halfway point to hatching! All the above tissues and organs continue to grow and develop. Eighth Day – appearance of leg scales and toenails Ninth Day – a critical event, the embryo changes position so that its head and shoulders are at the ‘blunt’ end of the egg. Tenth Day – Scales, toenails, and beak firm and harden – beak turns toward the air chamber Eleventh Day – the yolk sac starts to be absorbed i
