Today is Day 18 (June 3 for EZ.Simply Incubator @ Ms. Silva’s) and June 4th for the school incubator!
Today our chick will begin to have the embryo fill the space and the yolks sac is absorbed.
Days 18-21: Pre-hatching
By day 18, the embryo has developed into a chick and will take up most of the space in the egg. The chick is preparing to hatch. We are doing a few things to help the baby chick prepare for the HATCH:
- Stop egg-turning at day 18 with the larger end of the egg facing up. At this point, the chick will position itself for hatching inside the egg.
- Maintain a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius but increase humidity to 70 percent.
I will be working this week on Thursday June 5th and Friday June 6th, so I am at school for the HATCH with you! Looking forward to this exciting time! Parents are welcome to come in and check out what is happening.