Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by feed ingredients used in poultry diets can influence sensory cues reaching the developing embryos before hatch. These VOCs may stimulate olfactory/sensory perception, thus potentially affecting post-hatch feeding behaviour. This study investigated the maternal transfer of VOCs from feed to egg compartments, including the amniotic fluid, which is ingested by chicks prior to hatch. Forty-eight Ross 308 breeder hens (n = 48) were fed a diet based on wheat, barley, sorghum and soybean meal with a supplement of carvacrol as a reference marker. Volatile profiles of feed (44 VOCs detected), hen plasma (27 VOCs), yolk (25 VOCs), albumen (23 VOCs), and amniotic fluid (21 VOCs) were determined using solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (SPME–GC–MS) at embryonic days E0, E7, E14, and E21 (just before hatch). Volatile abundance was measured as GC–MS peak area (arbitrary units, integrated area under the curve) as a semi-quantitative measure of compound concentration. The one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post-hoc test was used for statistical analysis to compare volatile abundance. The maternal feed was dominated by lipid-derived aldehydes (hexanal, nonanal, heptanal), alcohols (1-pentanol, octanol), phenol and caproic acid, along with pyrazines and esters. Several compounds present in the feed, including hexanal, 1-pentanol, 1-octen-3-one, caproic acid, heptanal, trans-2-octenal, and octanol, were detected in hen blood. These VOCs were also identified in egg components, with hexanal, 1-pentanol, nonanal, heptanal, and octanol predominant in yolk; hexanal, 1-pentanol, trans-2-heptenal, nonanal, and octanol in albumen. By day 14, amniotic fluid contained sensory-active volatiles including hexanal, 1-pentanol, nonanal, heptanal, and octanol. The presence of these volatiles coincided with the functional maturation of embryonic gustatory and olfactory systems (1,2), a period when chicks ingest amniotic fluid. The presence of shared volatiles across these matrices confirms a sequential transfer route from feed to embryo environment. This sensory continuity may familiarise chicks with maternal diet flavours, potentially reducing neophobia and stimulating early feed intake post-hatch. This maternal–offspring chemical pathway offers an opportunity to design breeder diets that condition sensory environments for the embryo, potentially enhancing early post-hatch feed acceptance.