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.
Older eggs and those from certain breeds will need to be incubated for the full period of twenty-one days. Upon completion of hatching the chicks should remain in the incubator overnight. They need no food for the first 24 hours after hatching because they are still absorbing the last of the yolk. The chicks can be observed to be 'resting' in this period because of all the energy needed to break out from the shell.