CLEARANCE Wet Specimen Silkie Chick | Vaulted Skull | 85mm Egg Shaped Dome

A gorgeous Silkie chick with a pretty severe vaulted skull. 
I breed silkies and absolutely try my best not to breed any that do have vaulted skulls; however, genetic throwbacks can be impossible to avoid when introducing new birds. 
Although silkies with vaulted skulls can live a healthy and fulfilling life, it can impact their chances of survival due to the bone in the vault being extremely thin and delicate. 
I suspect that I found this chick; it had simply hit its head on the top of the brooder plate. I always raise my brooding plates to grow with my chicks, but chicks will play, and they like to jump around each other. 
This little chick was very excited and jumpy, so it's highly possible it jumped up and bumped its head. It did not die instantly, but it was suffering something neurological. I was very sad but chose to euthanize it, as it could no longer maintain a healthy and happy life. 
The chick comes in a large egg-shaped 85 mm glass dome with a large, black, sturdy base. These domes aren't cheap, and they take a fair bit of solution to fill. This price is an absolute steal. 
Stored in 70% alcohol. Fixed with 10% formalin.
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.