This modern and comprehensive book on incubation and embryology covers all aspects of hatching the eggs of large fowl, ducks, geese, waterfowl, pheasants, and partridges. The structure and formation of the egg are examined, together with much other information on incubators, the embryo, brooding, and rearing. Contents: The Structure of the Egg, Formation of the Egg, Production of Sperm by the Male, Fertility, Hatchability, Developement of the Chick, The Physical Conditions Needed for Successful Hatching, Incubator Techniques, Hatching Failures, Brooding, and Rearing. This book is essential reading for anyone wanting to incubate eggs of any type, whether it be pheasants, waterfowl, poultry, ratites, parrots, or reptiles. Hard cover, 252 pages, revised 2002.