The bird egg, sometimes called a "miracle of packaging", can be intimidating for the avian veterinarian. This amazing structure comes with a plethora of new vocabulary terms, complex anatomy, and intricate physiology. LafeberVet's "Understanding the Avian Egg" describes the basics of egg anatomy from the eggshell to the embryo with a brief description of hatch . . .
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