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Chick Embryo Development

• Blastoderm • Blastodisc

Microscopic View Fertile InfertileInfertile

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DAY 1EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Appearance of Tissue Development

TROUBLESHOOTING• Low fertility• Pre-incubation• Improper fumigation• Improper turning• Improper temperature• Improper humidity• Improper ventilation• Inverted eggs• Rough egg handling• Insufficient egg holding time• Rough setting of eggs• Contaminated eggs• Nutritional-drugs-toxins

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DAY 2EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Tissue development very visible• Appearance of blood vessels


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DAY 3EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Heart beats• Blood vessels very visible


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DAY 4EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Eye pigmented

TROUBLESHOOTING• Improper turning• Improper temperature• Improper humidity• Improper ventilation• Inverted eggs• Rough setting of eggs• Contaminated eggs• Nutritional-drugs-toxins

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DAY 5EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Appearance of elbows and knees


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DAY 6EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Appearance of beak• Voluntary movement begins


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DAY 7EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Comb growth begins• Egg tooth begins to appear


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DAY 8EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Feather tracts seen• Upper and lower beak equal in length

TROUBLESHOOTING• Improper turning• Improper temperature• Improper humidity• Improper ventilation• Inverted eggs• Insufficient egg holding time• Rough setting of eggs• Contaminated eggs• Nutritional-drugs-toxins

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DAY 9EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Embryo starts to look bird-like• Mouth opening appears


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DAY 10EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Egg tooth prominent• Toe nails


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DAY 11EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Comb serrated• Tail feathers apparent


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DAY 12EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Toes fully formed• First few visible feathers


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DAY 13EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Appearance of scales• Body covered lightly with feathers


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DAY 14EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Embryo turns head towards large end of egg


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DAY 15EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Gut is drawn into abdominal cavity

TROUBLESHOOTING• Improper turning• Improper temperature• Improper humidity• Improper ventilation• Inverted eggs• Contaminated eggs• Nutritional-drugs-toxins

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DAY 16EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Feathers cover complete body• Albumen nearly gone


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DAY 17EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Amniotic fluid decreases• Head is between legs


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DAY 18EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Growth of embryo nearly complete• Yolk sac is still on outside of embryo• Head is under the right wing

TROUBLESHOOTING• Hatcher opened too much during hatch cycle• Rough transfer• Transfer cracks• Wet trays and hatchers• Inconsistent transfer• Improper turning• Improper temperature• Improper humidity• Improper ventilation• Inverted eggs• Contaminated eggs• Nutritional-drugs-toxins

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DAY 19EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Yolk sac draws into body cavity• Amniotic fluid gone• Embryo occupies most of space within egg (not in the air cell)


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DAY 20EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Yolk sac drawn completely into body• Embryo becomes a chick (breathing in air cell)• Internal and external pip


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DAY 21EMBRYONICDEVELOPMENT• Chick hatches• Feathers dry• Should be pulled from hatcher before becoming dehydrated• No longer an embryo - will require feed, water, and controlled climate • Bird ready for placement into house

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