Textbook of Avian Embryo Development

Description

The earliest stages of a bird in its egg are amazing and exciting. In only three weeks, a small clump of cells that do not seem to resemble any animal species changes into an active, newly hatched chick. A study of this change is educational and interesting and gives us insight into how humans are formed. This publication will help you study the formation of the egg and the avian (bird) embryo, or chick within the egg. This book “Textbook of Avian Embryo Development” includes plans for two small incubators so you can build one. You may buy small, commercially built incubators at stores selling farm and educational supplies. Incubation procedures show you the effects of heat, moisture, and ventilation on the development of the chick embryo. You also learn to hatch other fowl such as turkeys, ducks, quail, and pheasants. This book describes how to observe and exhibit an avian embryo while it is alive and still functioning or as a preserved specimen.