Mamma Mia (remember always two m's ). From the Italian dictionary : Exclamation used in case of surprise, fear, pain.. So it is not only for a bad surprise but even for a good one. In English it could be: oh my, oh my Goodness, oh my gosh , dear God etc. I am 100% Italian.
This is often a worry to novice breeders. Once the chick starts to peep or break open the shell it can take as long as 24 hours to complete the job.Chicks to not usually start and complete the task without a rest since it is such a hard job.or a chicken, it takes 21 days â¦ from the time the egg is laid to the time the chick hatches. The embryo needs food, water and oxygen to grow, so thin red blood vessels spread out from this spot over the yolk and then all around the inside of the shell.
The shell is created by calcium deposition around the forming egg within the uterus. The fertilized ova takes approximately 4 hours to travel to the uterus. Once in the uterus, calcification of the egg's shell takes approximately 20 hours. This is why a hen can only lay one egg per 24 hour period. About 15 minutes after the first egg is laid, the hen ovulates again and the process is repeated.