Ever wonder what’s going on inside the eggs as you wait the LONG 21 days until hatch day? Well, put away your LED flashlight and get out of that dark closet, here’s an up-close and totally AMAZING look at chicken embryo development from day 1 to 21. For more information about  embryo development and candling pictures, visit my blog post here.

















*Photos by  the Purdue Research Institute.

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Kathy Shea Mormino

Affectionately known internationally as The Chicken Chick®, Kathy Shea Mormino shares a fun-loving, informative style to raising backyard chickens. …Read on


Ever wonder what’s going on inside the eggs as you wait the LONG 21 days until hatch day? Well, put away your LED flashlight and get out of that dark closet, here’s an up-close and totally AMAZING look at chicken embryo development from day 1 to 21. For more information about  embryo development and candling pictures, visit my blog post here.

















*Photos by  the Purdue Research Institute.

Order your copy of my bestselling book,

The Chicken Chick’s Guide to Backyard Chickens!

Available now on Amazon!

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31 Comments
Emma Maiden Bayley
Emma Maiden Bayley
12 years ago

Hi Kathy, I have 6 eggs at day 18 under my broody. I also use your photo's as a guide to what's going on in the she'll. BRILLIANT point of reference!! Keep it up!!! Emma Bayley. England x

Sam Salisbury
Sam Salisbury
12 years ago

Great pics, very informative. Thank you for sharing :-). The correct/updated link to the information about doing this at home is at: http://web.uconn.edu/poultry/4-H%20Poultry/invitro_inset.html