Day 1 - April 8th

Today we put the eggs into the incubator.
We have 38 eggs.
The eggs are white, brown, green, red, and yellow.
After 21 days, the baby chicks will hatch.
The expected due date is Tuesday, April 28th!

Day 1

Major Growth Developments

• 18 hours: The alimentary tract appears.
• 19 hours: The brain crease begins to form.
• 20 hours: Somites appear.
• 21 hours: The brain and nervous system begin to form.
• 22 hours: The head fold begins to form.
• 23 hours: Blood islands appear.
• 24 hours: The eyes begin to form.

Information & Image from the University of Illinois webpage: http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/explore/embryology/