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Chicken Embryology Development of a chick in the egg…..
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How a chick develops day by day during incubation Day 1: Day 1: 18 hours: digestive system starts to appear 18 hours: digestive system starts to appear 20 hours: vertebral column starts to appear 20 hours: vertebral column starts to appear 21 hours: nervous system starts to appear and brain begins to form 21 hours: nervous system starts to appear and brain begins to form 22 hours: head begins to form 22 hours: head begins to form 23 hours: blood systems begin to form 23 hours: blood systems begin to form 24 hours: eyes begin to form 24 hours: eyes begin to form
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Day 1
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Day 2 25 hours: heart begins to form 25 hours: heart begins to form 35 hours: ear pits begin to form 35 hours: ear pits begin to form 37 hours: amnion starts to appear 37 hours: amnion starts to appear 42 hours: heart begins to beat 42 hours: heart begins to beat 46 hours: throat begins to form 46 hours: throat begins to form
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Day 3 50 hours: amnion begins to form 50 hours: amnion begins to form 60 hours: nose begins to form 60 hours: nose begins to form 62 hours: legs start to appear 62 hours: legs start to appear 64 hours: wings start to appear 64 hours: wings start to appear 70 hours: allantois begins to form 70 hours: allantois begins to form
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Day 4 Tongue begins to form Tongue begins to form Tail appears Tail appears Toes begin to form Toes begin to form Circulation is fully functional Circulation is fully functional
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Day 5 Crop begins to form Bones of the legs begin to form Sex of the chick is determined Reproductive organs begin to form
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Day 6 Beak and egg-tooth begin to form Beak and egg-tooth begin to form Ribs start to appear Ribs start to appear Gizzard begins to form Gizzard begins to form Voluntary movement begins Voluntary movement begins
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Day 7 Wings bend at elbow, leg and knee Wings bend at elbow, leg and knee Toes are visible Toes are visible Abdomen is bigger as the intestine starts to loop Abdomen is bigger as the intestine starts to loop
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Day 8 Feathers begin to form Feathers begin to form Eye lids begin to form Eye lids begin to form
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Day 9 Mouth opening appears Mouth opening appears Claws begin to form Claws begin to form
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Day 10 Beak begins to harden Beak begins to harden Comb is visible Comb is visible Flight feathers develop Flight feathers develop
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Day 11 Toe claws begin to curve downwards Toe claws begin to curve downwards Bottom of feet become padded Bottom of feet become padded Chick begins to take calcium from the eggshell Chick begins to take calcium from the eggshell
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Day 12 Scales appear on the lower legs Scales appear on the lower legs Continual growth Continual growth
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Day 13 Body fairly well covered with feathers Body fairly well covered with feathers Left and right collar bones join to form the wishbone Left and right collar bones join to form the wishbone
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Day 14 Embryo turns its head towards the large end of the egg Embryo turns its head towards the large end of the egg Skull and ribs begin to ossify Skull and ribs begin to ossify
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Day 15 The scales, claws, and beak are becoming firm The scales, claws, and beak are becoming firm
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Day 16 Chick is fully covered with feathers Chick is fully covered with feathers Albumen is nearly gone and the yolk is more important as nourishment Albumen is nearly gone and the yolk is more important as nourishment
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Day 17 Chick turns its beak towards the air cell Chick turns its beak towards the air cell Begins preparation for hatching Begins preparation for hatching
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Day 18 Growth is nearly complete Growth is nearly complete Amnion begins to disappear Amnion begins to disappear
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Day 19 Yolk sac begins to enter the body Yolk sac begins to enter the body Chick occupies all space in the egg except the air cell Chick occupies all space in the egg except the air cell
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Day 20 Yolk sac is completely drawn into the body Beak breaks through inner shell membrane Lungs begin to function and use the air cell for breathing Allantois ceases to function and begins to dry up
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Time for…. THE QUIZ!!!! THE QUIZ!!!! Get your clicker from me………answer the questions that follow with your clicker….. Get your clicker from me………answer the questions that follow with your clicker…..
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The nose begins to form on day 5. 1. True 2. False
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When does the head begin to form? 1. 36 hours 2. 2 days 3. 5 days 4. 22 hours
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The wings bend at the elbow, leg, and knee on day…. 1. Day 3 2. Day 8 3. Day 12 4. Day 7 5. Day 14
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This word deals with what we are doing with the eggs….I_C_B_T_O_ 1. I A N N U 2. E V I O N 3. T U L I A 4. E U Y H E
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How many days does it take to hatch a chicken egg? 1. 21 days 2. 22 days 3. 20 days 4. 24 days
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The shell is made up of phosphorus. 1. True 2. False
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The egg white is also known as the… 1. Yolk 2. Allantois 3. Membrane 4. Albumin
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Shell membranes are added in the Isthmus. 1. True 2. False
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It takes ______ days for turkey eggs to hatch. 1. 21 2. 25 3. 28 4. 26
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It takes ____ days for a duck egg to hatch. 1. 33-35 2. 29-32 3. 22-25 4. 21-23
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What kind of incubator do we use? 1. Still-air 2. Forced-air
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