2 Chick Wet Specimen | Bulk Lot For Resale

2 chicks in a regular glass jar to reduce sales cost but perfect for you to resell, finding your own beautiful glass vessel to put them in. 
The brown one is a Belgium D'uccle and usually this colour chick turns out to be a Mille Fleur, a brown colouring with lots of white spots. Mille Fleur means 'a thousand flowers'. 
The lighter chick is a purebred silkie with a cross beak. This is where the beak crosses and doesn't align straight. This is most likely the reason it sadly couldn't hatch. This chick has some egg yolk residue attached that may result in some flakes upon arrival until it all detaches. Formalin cannot preserve this in liquid form and this chick passed away at approximately day 17-18 before the yolk had absorbed. I have removed a lot of it but there is some residue. 
Both chicks did but hatch from their eggs and unfortunately passed away before doing so. 
How to change the container and solution: 
1. You can choose to use 70-75% ethanol or isopropyl alcohol. 
2. Always wear gloves to avoid irritation when working with chemicals and work in a well ventilated area. 
3. Choose a container/vessel that is glass for best results. 
These chicks are currently in 75% ethanol but you can use isopropyl alcohol it doesn't matter if it's not ethanol. 
Fixation:
Fixation is achieved using a 10% clear formalin; formalin creates a chemical crosslink between proteins within the tissue structure. This is called fixing, and it prevents decomposition from occurring if done correctly by injection of the internals and soaking for a prolonged period of time to allow each specimen to fully preserve.
 
Solution:
The specimen is then taken from the formalin and soaked in distilled water for approximately 24 hours. This removes the formalin that has fixed the tissue and leaves the tissue fixed as the formalin is no longer needed. The wet specimen is then transferred into a dome and suspended in a solution of ethanol, pure glycerine, and an antifungal agent known as thymol. Your specimen should last you a lifetime with the proper care. If cared for properly, this specimen will not need a solution change. There are certain environmental factors in your home or surrounding that may occur that may result in needing a solution change and this is okay and sometimes unavoidable. If this does occur dome solution can be replaced with 70-75% rubbing alcohol of choice with no glycerine or 1/4 a cup of pure vegetable glycerine to 3/4 a cup of 99% ethanol. Mix well to homogenize and the solution is clear. 
If you do not have any of the above and need to change your solution untinted methylated spirits will work just as well to preserve, however it may fade your specimen quicker due to additives, this isn't something to panic about it can take years for a specimen to fade due to this. 
Always wear gloves and a respirator when working with any chemicals to avoid irritation.