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Show Eggs for the Incubator Need Careful Attention Eggs to be used in an Incubator should be selected from healthy, vigorous vig-orous hens that are good producers, says Prof. A. L. Romanoff of the department de-partment of poultry husbandry at Cornell university. "Use eggs uniform in size, shape, and color and of good shell texture, because all of these qualities are transmitted to the new generation of chicks. Do not wash the eggs to be used In the incubator, as; washing wash-ing destroys the cuticle, an outside layer of the shell that keeps out harmful bacteria." Professor Romanoff advises that eggs be kept only for a reasonable time before they are placed in the Incubator. They should be protected protect-ed from dust, dry or humid air, and extremely high or low temperatures. The wrong temperature may kill the developing chick even before In cubation. |