Days (2-5) of a Developing Chick

Chick embryo at stage 11 (approx. 2 days old), somites and optic lobes are visible. Chick embryo at stage 16 (approx. 3 days old), somites, brain, eye, and heart are visible. Chick embryo at stage 21+ (approx. 4 days old), brain, eye, heart, limb bud, and allantois are visible.

*note: a chicken embryo develops fully and hatches in 21 days.

designed by Heather Sternshein
pictures obtained from Developmental Biology 24- Judy Cebra-Thomas
Swarthmore College