Egg Hatching Quiz

A chicken egg takes 18 days to hatch.

• True

• False

Candling means using light to look in an egg.

• True

• False

All chicken breeds are yellow.

• True

• False

I should wash my hands before touching eggs in the incubator.

• True

• False

Hens are female chickens and lay eggs.

• True

• False

As the embryo/chick grows, the egg loses weight.

• True

• False

The yolk is not a food source for the chick while inside the shell.

• True

• False

Chicks need somewhere warm and dry to live after they hatch.

• True

• False

Eggs from different species of birds (chicken, duck, pigeon, turkey, etc.) take different number of days to hatch.

• True

• False

It is safe to eat raw eggs.

• True

• False