Bird Eggs Hatching ‪@bdwildbird‬

The ‘egg cycle’ of all birds is loosely similar regardless of the size of the egg: a clutch of eggs is laid, incubation follows, and, after a specific period of time (which varies according to species), young hatchlings emerge from the eggs to begin life in the outside world. But what factors affect how long an egg needs to be incubated? And do eggs survive if they are not incubated? If you’d like to know more about the fascinating hatching process, then please read on. After a period of incubation – anything from 9 days for a white-eye to 80 days for a royal albatross – newborn chicks emerge from eggs, pecking their way out from inside the shell. Incubation is undertaken by the mother alone, by both parents in rotation, or in rarer cases, by just the male. Artificial incubation is also used in commercial settings, with thermostat-controlled incubators maintaining the required temperature for eggs of chickens, ducks, quails and pheasants to hatch successfully. ‪@bdwildbird‬