If so, why?
2007-04-20 02:31:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
In addition to evaporation, as the nutrients are used to form the future chick's body, some of them are converted into the body, and some converted into energy and escape through heat loss.
It's rather like burning a log in a fireplace. The ashes don't weigh nearly as much as the original log.
2007-04-20 03:25:23 · answer #1 · answered by open4one 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is true : eggs lose about 16% of their weight because of evaporation of water through the shell.
Here's an obscene amount of detail :
http://www.bluemacaws.org/avi21.htm
2007-04-20 02:40:44 · answer #2 · answered by Otter 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it does, there are many many things that do contribute to but the primary reason is Evaporation, and also burning calories which results in energy and heat and the converion of celluar materials into new products, (bones skin, feather and the like)
2007-04-20 20:40:07 · answer #3 · answered by jimdan2000 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably because eggshells are porous and thus liquid can evaporate from them. Also, the chicken will use energy in growing.
2007-04-20 04:17:51 · answer #4 · answered by allears 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't see how this can be possible, since nothing gets in or out of the shell.
2007-04-20 02:39:37 · answer #5 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋