Keeping Chickens Newsletter

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Not losing enthusiasm for the cause, I queried our children, ages 10, 12 and 14 to see if they would be interested in seeing how far along we got in the process. Nobody shared my interest at first. But, once I started to peel away shell, two of which were very leathery in texture, my children's interest returned. We noticed dark feathers.

Two of our seven opened eggs appeared to be far along in their development, both miniatures of what could have become full fledged chickens, if all had gone according to plan (mine not Mother Nature's). The other 5 eggs were all in some stage of growth not nearly as progressed.

After carefully separating the embryos from the eggs, I laid them out in size order from biggest to smallest on a sheet of paper towel. Unfortunately, one embryo did not make the transition. We photographed the bunch. Excited, the children have been sharing the experience with friends, family and school science teachers. Seeing how close the chicks came to actually hatching has fostered new interest in the project and our children are eager to try again."

Embryo Progression

Sincerely,
Lisa Silver Frankel

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