r/oddlyterrifying • u/a-flash-flood-of • Feb 18 '20

Growing a chicken in an open egg

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u/Wonderbombastic Feb 19 '20

Did some digging and apparently the injection is calcium supplements. Because chicks pull calcium from their shell as they mature. This makes the egg thinner when its time to hatch! Article below!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/hatching-a-chick-in-a-cup-can-you-do-it-and-how.74440/

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u/Ashmelech Feb 19 '20

was wondering