Regardless of the number of times I have hatched chicks, the process of embryo development fascinates me equally each time. That a chicken egg can evolve from common recipe ingredient into a living, breathing, fluffy-butt in a mere 21 days fits my definition of miraculous.The following photo presentation pairs well-known images from the Purdue Research Institute, depicting embryo development from the inside, with my own photos of candled eggs throughout the 21 chicken egg incubation period. 
I invite you to view any one of my YouTube videos to witness the wonder of hatch day. Baby Chick Hatching in Home Incubator, Singing and Dancing Easter Egger, Hatch Day! Ameraucana Chick Arrives! and Hatching Easter Egger.
Egg candling was done using the Brinsea OvaScope egg candler.
To see day 15 candling video click here
Sources for the narrative information included on these images:
http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/resources/egg_to_chick/development.html
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Regardless of the number of times I have hatched chicks, the process of embryo development fascinates me equally each time. That a chicken egg can evolve from common recipe ingredient into a living, breathing, fluffy-butt in a mere 21 days fits my definition of miraculous.The following photo presentation pairs well-known images from the Purdue Research Institute, depicting embryo development from the inside, with my own photos of candled eggs throughout the 21 chicken egg incubation period.
I invite you to view any one of my YouTube videos to witness the wonder of hatch day. Baby Chick Hatching in Home Incubator, Singing and Dancing Easter Egger, Hatch Day! Ameraucana Chick Arrives! and Hatching Easter Egger.
Egg candling was done using the Brinsea OvaScope egg candler.
To see day 15 candling video click here
Sources for the narrative information included on these images:
http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/resources/egg_to_chick/development.html
I would love to win the T-shirt!! Really enjoy reading your posts on Facebook! Shelly Selph Efird (Facebook friend)
Thanks for stopping in on my blog too, Shelly!
Thank you for your blog. I love knowing that I am not alone in my Backyard Chicken adventures. I enjoyed sitting down with my younge son and showing him your stages of embryo developement!!!! I would love to win the T-Shirt!!!!
Thanks for following along with me, J!
I'D LOOK GREAT IN THAT t-SHIRT~~~~!!!!nANCY wALKER FACEBOOK FRIEND
I know you would, Nancy! lol
Very informative blog! Glad I found you on facebook.
Thank you, Rebecca! Happy to have you on my page and my blog!
Is our Creator amazing or what!
You said it!
Amazing how Sweet Jesus our Lord & Savior, gave us so many pleasures in life. You know I'd already mentioned to you I had been through cancer and treatments from chemo to radiation, still on meds now that make me feel funked out. BUT, as I also said, My Chickens became "Soup for my Soul" The joy I had watching my chicks hatch and caring for them and the love I receive back has been just amazing.I do value all your information on your site and enjoy viewing all the pics on FB. It's so much fun!! Thanks again,B