| Show eggs for the incubator need careful attention eggs to be used in an incubator should lie be selected from healthy vigorous hens that are good producers says prof A L romanoff Ho manoff of the department part ment of poultry husbandry at cornell corcell 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 0 destroys the cut cuticle lele an outside layer laye r of the shell that keeps out harmful bacteria professor row romanoff anoff advises that eggs be kept only for a reasonable time before they are placed in the incubator they should be protected from dust dry or humid air and extremely high or low temperatures the wrong temperature pera ture may kill the developing chick even before incubation |
