Development of Chick (With Diagram) | Vertebrates | Chordata | Zoology

The embryology of chick or the common fowl (Gallus gallus) is preferable to study to that of pigeon (Columba livia) because of several advantages. The embryology of chick has been worked out more extensively only because of the following reasons: 1. Eggs of fowl are large or of convenient size, easily available throughout the year and can be incubated artificially. [...]