In perhaps the best known example, the platypus, the eggs develop in utero for about 28 days, with only about 10 days of external incubation (in contrast to a chicken egg, which spends about one day in tract and 21 days externally).After laying her eggs, the female curls around them.n perhaps the best known example, the platypus, the eggs develop in utero for about 28 days, with only about 10 days of external incubation (in contrast to a chicken egg, which spends about one day in tract and 21 days externally). After laying her eggs, the female curls around them.
Virginia apples are grown in over 100 commercial orchards, totaling more than 16,000 acres of land. Virginia apple growers produce many popular varieties including Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Rome, Stayman, Gala, Winesap, York, Granny Smith, Jonathan, Fuji and Ginger Gold.
Some vegetables, like broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower can be planted in early spring and again in late August and September. Virginia favorites tomatoes, potatoes and musk melons may be planted in the spring and again in June and July and grow during the state's hot summers.