The art of incubation and brooding; . Fig. 16. Fig. 16 shows a different egg marked on thesame plan of Fig. 14. 2-28 indicates that the eggwas set on 28th day of 2d month (February 28th) ;3-20 that it is due to hatch on 20th day of 3dmonth (March 20th) ; D a doubtful or weakly fer-tilized egg when first tested on 5th or 6th day ; Wthat it has been tested on 10th day ; 8 that the airspace on 10th day corresponds with that shown inFig Fig. 17. 30 ^(^^^^^^(^^rjs^ejs^^^^ljs^^^^5^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ •Si «a «SI In placing eggs in the trays elevate the large endas shown in Fig. 17, so that the h
The art of incubation and brooding; . Fig. 16. Fig. 16 shows a different egg marked on thesame plan of Fig. 14. 2-28 indicates that the eggwas set on 28th day of 2d month (February 28th) ;3-20 that it is due to hatch on 20th day of 3dmonth (March 20th) ; D a doubtful or weakly fer-tilized egg when first tested on 5th or 6th day ; Wthat it has been tested on 10th day ; 8 that the airspace on 10th day corresponds with that shown inFig Fig. 17. 30 ^(^^^^^^(^^rjs^ejs^^^^ljs^^^^5^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ •Si «a «SI In placing eggs in the trays elevate the large endas shown in Fig. 17, so that the head of the chickwill form in that end. If the head forms in thesmall end there are nine chances to one that it willnever get out of the shell. TABLE FOE KEEPING RECORDS. The accompanying table will be found very use-ful for recording hatches, and such records willenable the poultryman to discover and explain in-telligently the causes of his successes or failures inhatches ; to anticipate and avoid the poor material,and to classify and properly treat that which hedoes use. In marking or recording air spacesmake it as near as you can, but do not attempt tomeasure them all. 31 ^f^tjS«$»«£ ^^^<^^o CO __l__l_ Number of eggs, Variety,
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