Post by HG on Dec 4, 2011 14:02:25 GMT -5
Written by: Laura Walker at Arolos Weyr
(Thank you
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We begin our journey at the point where the egg leaves the ovary. At this point it has already been fertilized. It contains a yolk which is separated by a membrane from the embryo. At this point the majority of nutrients supplied to the embryo come, not from the yolk, but from the oviduct of the mother dragon.
At this point it settles in the uterus where it will remain for the next three months. A flexible shell layer allows it to continue to grow and expand while in the gold's body - this is why the mother gold will begin to get that "egg-heavy" look. The final hard shell is added less that 24 hours before the eggs are laid.
This hard layer is semi-porous which means that as the yolk is digested the space left in the egg allows air in while allowing as little moisture as possible to escape. However this also means that should the egg fall into water t could become waterlogged.
Unlike the yolk of a chicken egg, a healthy dragon egg yolk should be bright green. This is because of the copper dragons require in order to develop properly.
At the time of laying the embryo should already be separating itself into segments - it'll still look like a blob but tissue is where it's going to stay. It has the beginnings of a head, spine, legs and wings - and even the very early development of what will eventually be its eyes and ears. It is already beginning to develop the early stages of a nervous system, cardiovascular system and excretory system. It has a stomach, a gall bladder and the beginnings of a pancreas.
In the first day after Clutching the first brain development begins. The spine continues to develop, and legs and wings start to grow longer. The eyes start to turn a different colour to the rest of the issue. The first signs of a tail appear as a bud, and the tongue starts to develop. At this point the embryo is joined to the yolk by the naval, and uses this to get nutrients.
In day 2 the wing and leg buds grow until they're about as long as they are wide. By the time you get to day 3 knee joints begin to become visible.
On day 4 the reproductive organs develop. Knee joints should now be very clear, and you should also see grooves which will eventually develop to be the gap between the dragon's toes.
By day 5, you should be able to see 4 toes with the second and third toes growing more quickly than the others. On day 6 the fifth toe appears. The legs and wings are almost complete by the end of day 6 except in size and the web over the wing. Three major segments of legs and wings should be clearly visible, with the legs bent at the knees and the wings bent at the elbow. The egg tooth has begun to appear.
On day 7 the first eyelid movements are detected. The embryo also begins its first independent limb movements on day 7 or 8. The head is now beginning to get a distinct shape, with the long jaw starting to develop. Ear passages are now visible.
On day 9 a web begins to grow on the wings.
Between days 10-13 the third eyelid appear, and the eyelids begin to grow over the eyes. The jaw becomes more prominent. Bones and joints begin to develop in the toes.
The wings and legs continue to grow. By the end of day 15, the tips of claws begin to develop at the end of the toes. Eyelids can almost close at this point. Hide is beginning to develop over the embryo, and there is a faint tinge of the colour it will end up being.
The internal organs continue to grow and mature over days 16 and 17. By day 19 or 20 the embryo is able to hear noises outside its shell. Although the toes are still growing, its claws at this stage are already becoming firm and hard.
On day 22 or 23 the embryo shifts in its egg so that its head faces towards the growing air bubble.
By day 26, the eyes have developed to a stage where the embryo can blink. The jaw can now open and close. Headknobs begin to develop.
By day 28 the embryo can sleep, and its vocal apparatus is fully functional. It begins to draw the last of the yolk sac into its body through its navel.
On day 29 the jaw is fully developed and teeth begin to develop in the embryo's gums.
The embryo is still relatively pale at this point compared to the colour it will be at Hatching. It will darken rapidly as it absorbs the last of the copper from its yolk.
On day 30 or 31 the embryo should break into the aircell and begin to breathe. It may make noise at this stage which can be heard through the egg. The embryo is almost fully formed at this stage - the last few days before Hatching are occupied mostly by growing at a very rapid rate.
On day 33 the yolk sac should be fully drawn into the embryo's body - the embryo will heal over at the spot where this occurs. Teeth will break through the embryo's gums. At this stage the embryo occupies almost the entire egg except the the aircell - the aircell should be very large.
On day 35 the egg should begin to rock, the dragon begins to hum and the dragon will Hatch!
(Hatching may come a few days early if the Sands are too hot, or a couple of days late if they are too cool. However this is highly risky. Too early and the embryo will not have fully absorbed the egg-sac, and the exposed navel will be bloody, rough and vulnerable to infection. Too late and the embryo may starve to death or suffocate.)
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How our game is affected by the above information:
Three IC months pass before a Clutch will be laid. Which means from mating flight to Clutching we will expect a one and a half to two month wait OOC.
For the purpose of rp since 35 IC days would only be a little over two weeks between clutching and hatching oocly, there will be one month between clutching date and Hatching date.
(Thank you
)We begin our journey at the point where the egg leaves the ovary. At this point it has already been fertilized. It contains a yolk which is separated by a membrane from the embryo. At this point the majority of nutrients supplied to the embryo come, not from the yolk, but from the oviduct of the mother dragon.
At this point it settles in the uterus where it will remain for the next three months. A flexible shell layer allows it to continue to grow and expand while in the gold's body - this is why the mother gold will begin to get that "egg-heavy" look. The final hard shell is added less that 24 hours before the eggs are laid.
This hard layer is semi-porous which means that as the yolk is digested the space left in the egg allows air in while allowing as little moisture as possible to escape. However this also means that should the egg fall into water t could become waterlogged.
Unlike the yolk of a chicken egg, a healthy dragon egg yolk should be bright green. This is because of the copper dragons require in order to develop properly.
At the time of laying the embryo should already be separating itself into segments - it'll still look like a blob but tissue is where it's going to stay. It has the beginnings of a head, spine, legs and wings - and even the very early development of what will eventually be its eyes and ears. It is already beginning to develop the early stages of a nervous system, cardiovascular system and excretory system. It has a stomach, a gall bladder and the beginnings of a pancreas.
In the first day after Clutching the first brain development begins. The spine continues to develop, and legs and wings start to grow longer. The eyes start to turn a different colour to the rest of the issue. The first signs of a tail appear as a bud, and the tongue starts to develop. At this point the embryo is joined to the yolk by the naval, and uses this to get nutrients.
In day 2 the wing and leg buds grow until they're about as long as they are wide. By the time you get to day 3 knee joints begin to become visible.
On day 4 the reproductive organs develop. Knee joints should now be very clear, and you should also see grooves which will eventually develop to be the gap between the dragon's toes.
By day 5, you should be able to see 4 toes with the second and third toes growing more quickly than the others. On day 6 the fifth toe appears. The legs and wings are almost complete by the end of day 6 except in size and the web over the wing. Three major segments of legs and wings should be clearly visible, with the legs bent at the knees and the wings bent at the elbow. The egg tooth has begun to appear.
On day 7 the first eyelid movements are detected. The embryo also begins its first independent limb movements on day 7 or 8. The head is now beginning to get a distinct shape, with the long jaw starting to develop. Ear passages are now visible.
On day 9 a web begins to grow on the wings.
Between days 10-13 the third eyelid appear, and the eyelids begin to grow over the eyes. The jaw becomes more prominent. Bones and joints begin to develop in the toes.
The wings and legs continue to grow. By the end of day 15, the tips of claws begin to develop at the end of the toes. Eyelids can almost close at this point. Hide is beginning to develop over the embryo, and there is a faint tinge of the colour it will end up being.
The internal organs continue to grow and mature over days 16 and 17. By day 19 or 20 the embryo is able to hear noises outside its shell. Although the toes are still growing, its claws at this stage are already becoming firm and hard.
On day 22 or 23 the embryo shifts in its egg so that its head faces towards the growing air bubble.
By day 26, the eyes have developed to a stage where the embryo can blink. The jaw can now open and close. Headknobs begin to develop.
By day 28 the embryo can sleep, and its vocal apparatus is fully functional. It begins to draw the last of the yolk sac into its body through its navel.
On day 29 the jaw is fully developed and teeth begin to develop in the embryo's gums.
The embryo is still relatively pale at this point compared to the colour it will be at Hatching. It will darken rapidly as it absorbs the last of the copper from its yolk.
On day 30 or 31 the embryo should break into the aircell and begin to breathe. It may make noise at this stage which can be heard through the egg. The embryo is almost fully formed at this stage - the last few days before Hatching are occupied mostly by growing at a very rapid rate.
On day 33 the yolk sac should be fully drawn into the embryo's body - the embryo will heal over at the spot where this occurs. Teeth will break through the embryo's gums. At this stage the embryo occupies almost the entire egg except the the aircell - the aircell should be very large.
On day 35 the egg should begin to rock, the dragon begins to hum and the dragon will Hatch!
(Hatching may come a few days early if the Sands are too hot, or a couple of days late if they are too cool. However this is highly risky. Too early and the embryo will not have fully absorbed the egg-sac, and the exposed navel will be bloody, rough and vulnerable to infection. Too late and the embryo may starve to death or suffocate.)
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Count three months and more
And five heated weeks,
A day of glory and
In a month who seeks?
And five heated weeks,
A day of glory and
In a month who seeks?
How our game is affected by the above information:
Three IC months pass before a Clutch will be laid. Which means from mating flight to Clutching we will expect a one and a half to two month wait OOC.
For the purpose of rp since 35 IC days would only be a little over two weeks between clutching and hatching oocly, there will be one month between clutching date and Hatching date.
