How the chick hatches

The chicks vary in colour according to the different breeds.

Generally speaking, yellow chicks grow into white adults, striped ones grow into marked adults, blackish ones into black adults.

The chicks are virtually self-sufficient at day old. The hen provides them with warmth and protection. Chicks reared artificially display exactly the same instincts as those reared naturally by a hen and begin to feed and water themselves at day old, without being taught.... and they say chickens are stupid!

Chipping on the 21st day
Chipping on the 21st day		 Pushing out of the shell
Pushing out of the shell		 The chick pulls itself out
The chick pulls itself out
Exhausted from the effort
Exhausted from the effort		 After 15 minutes...
After 15 minutes...		 ...the chick sits up
...the chick sits up
It shakes and fluffs itself
It shakes and fluffs itself		 An hour old and dry and steady on its feet
An hour old and dry and steady on its feet		 The chicks in all their beauty
The chicks in all their beauty

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