What would cause...

[Chix-in-GA]

a chick to fully develop in the egg....but look like the insides were outside?!?!?!

What I mean is that the chick had fully developed...Feathers, feet, beak, everything..except it looked like the internal organs were still on the outside of the chick.

I am trying to learn more...so if I did something wrong I can prevent it in the future.

Thanks to all you guru's out there.

 

[gumpsgirl]

Sometimes that just happens. It does happen more often in eggs that have been shipped and gone through x-ray machines though. The radiation seems to have harsh effects on the embryo's. This is just part of hatching eggs. You always have the chance of getting a mutated chick, somewhere down the line. Not very reassuring, I know, but it just is how it is.