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
WOW! These photos are fantastic!! Wish I was volunteering with one of our local 4H livestock clubs – I would love to share this info with the kids! Maybe I'll post a link… :o)
Thanks for sharing! Something most people would never see otherwise. Keep up the great work!
Jen
Thanks Jen! I appreciate that. :)
I want again to THANK you so much for sharing the awesome info you give on FaceBook and now here. I absolutely love you pictorial of the development of the egg. Best I've seen anywhere. I read about your personnel life as well, so interesting what you gave up for the Love of Chickens, but THANKS for doing so ~~~ Your the Best, Brenda ;*)
Thank you Brenda. Your story is inspiring to me, thanks for sharing on Facebook and for coming along for the ride on my blog.
I follow you on FB and have just "followed" your blog. I do read it often and find it very helpful, especially this post. I have not ventured into hatching eggs yet and am trying to find all the info I can before I try it.
Thank you and Blessings,
Mandi Miller
sevenruns@dishmail.net
Thanks for joining me in both places, Mandi! I'll just warn you about hatching: it's addicting!!
I love this post! I am a hatch-a-holic and own a daycare so this is awesome to be able to show them each day what the chicks look like. We woke to 5 ducks hatched today! Would love A Tshirt!!!!
Wow, how fun is YOUR daycare?! That's awesome that you share the 21 day miracle with your little ones.
Thanks for joining me, Meghan!
I think I subscribed! LOL Already a follower! T-shirt is LOL!
You did, thanks Our Side of the Mountain!