The eggs we get from the market are generally the unfertilised ones. In case you wish to observe developing chick embryo, get a fertilised egg from the poultry or hatchery which has been incubated for 36 hours or more. You may then be able to see a white disc-like structure on the yolk. This is the developing embryo. Sometimes if the heart and blood vessels have developed you may even see a red spot.
To observe a developing chick embryo, obtain a fertilized egg from the poultry or hatchery that was incubated for 36 hours or more.
If we observe a white disc-like structure on the yolk, then a developing chick embryo can be observed.
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