What are the stages of development of a flamingo?

>>Incubation - begins soon after the egg is laid. The incubation period is between 27 and 31 days.

>>Hatching - takes between 24 and 36 hours.The chick breaks through the shell using a growth on its bill called an "egg tooth".

>>A flamingo chick will leave the nest after four to seven days, when it is strong enough to stand and walk.Chicks are feed with a secretion of the upper digestive tract of the parents referred to as "milk".

>>Flamingo chicks are able to swim imitating feeding methods while standing in shallow water.

>>Chicks begin to grow their flight feathers after 11 weeks and the bill begins to hook, allowing the chick to feed itself.

>>Chicks lose their juvenile gray or white color gradually over a two or three year period, at which time their pink feathers begin to show.

>>Flamingos reach sexual maturity several years after hatching and usually begin to breed at about six years of age.

This is about the fourth question you've asked about flamingo development. I can only assume, based on the questions, that they're homework.

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