HERE ARE PICTURES SHOWING FOR FIRST TIME BREEDERS THE STAGES YOU CAN EXPECT IN THE GROWTH OF YOUR YOUNGSTERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF PICS HERE SO THIS PAGE IS NOT A FAST LOADING PAGE BUT WORTH VIEWING IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT AS AVERAGE PROGRESS FROM YOUR YOUNGSTERS OVER THE TIME THEY ARE IN THE NEST....HOPE THEY ARE OF SOME INTEREST AND HELP

DAY 2:
THIS PIC SHOWS 2 CHICKS HATCHED ON DAY 1, A FURTHER CHICK HATCHED ON DAY 2 AND A CHIPPING EGG THAT WILL HATCH ALSO ON DAY 2.

DAY4:
THIS PIC SHOWS 4 HATCHED CHICKS AN EGG THROWN OUT BY THE PARENTS PROVED INFERTILE, AND 1 REMAINING EGG THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HATCH.
DAY 6:
GROWTH CONTINUES THE REMAINING EGG FAILS TO HATCH

CHICKS WITH SOME COINS FOR YOU TO GAIN SOME IDEA OF SIZE OF THE YOUNGSTERS....
LEFT IS A UK 10P COIN
RIGHT A USA 25 CENT COIN


DAY 8.
THE FEATHER QUILLS BECOME VISIBLE AND THE DIFFERENCE IN AGE CAN BE SEEN BY THE CHICKS SIZE IN RELATION TO EACH OTHER.
DAY 10.
THE COLOUR CAN BE SEEN IN THE OPENING QUILLS OF THE OLDEST BIRD. THIS IS A NEST OF RED-BROWNS
DAY 12:
THE CHICKS CONTINUE TO GROW AND THE FEATHERS TO OPEN IT WILL SOON BE TIME TO FIT THE CLOSED RINGS.

HERE ALSO A COMPARISON BETWEEN A RED-BROWN CHICK & A BLACK-BROWN CHICK THE DARK PIGMENT IS VISIBLE IN THE BLACK FROM JUST A FEW DAYS OF AGE