Understand Chick Survival During Transit

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Josh expresses concern about how day-old chicks survive 2-3 days of transit without food or water. Meghan explains that as part of their natural hatching process, chicks ingest the remaining yolk, which nourishes them during their incubation and first few days. This yolk sac provides sufficient nutrients and hydration, enabling them to survive for up to 3 days without external food or water, which allows for safe shipping.

Goal: The hatchery explains how day-old chicks survive transit without immediate food or water due to their natural physiology.

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that many days is that ok it is as part of their hatching process they ingest the remaining part of the yolk that's been nourishing them during their incubation process and that is just a natural survival mechanism for the chicks in case they can't find food you know right off the bat in the wild they are ok for three or so days and that enables not to finish it them safely to you well that's cool works out good for shipping and it works out good for

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