Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-08-18
from the Plosghmar.
Facts About Eggs and laying.

W. - ~ - ieeH- H. Oaif ~ 10
eggs Of different breeds or raccs Of fowl.
where Il might Dc expected. bar often. alss
In the Gags Of the sane inGiv;duals. both
among hens and the smaller and Wild
birds.
We have. in our collection. the egcs q
more than sixty species of birds. AM az
the STATE Cabinet there j. stiu larger col
lecton. and the eggs Of large Rsu.ber Of
species We have two Eggs Of the Mead
ON Lark. found. NE believe. in the same
nest. bot the size Of one i very much
greater than the other. A person that Vas
not aware Of this great variation could hard
y believe they we're lad By the "a ne spe-
eies- We have two eggs Of the yellow
billed Cuckoo in which the difference i
most remarkable. and 80 IN thos. Of the
Ground Robin. In those Of the Psrple
6r.okle. both the shape and the size. As
the markings. differ greatly.
We have two barn SSaIlou's er-s. the
sire OF one being very nearly. Il net quite.
double thar Of the ether. 50 with those Of
the House wrer. aad those % Tie Black
capped Tiinoase. and Of The Grow Black
bird.
IL Is thoaght ~ naiuralis;s Tat the
eggs ofour domestic hen Of the present
GAYS are. on an aycragc. very nearly third
lrger and beaver thAn those q the hens q
the ancients.
The proportions Of TIE volk 70 the Whale
OF the egg arr very nearly the sane IN
each Of the different races. but IN propor-
ton as The egg dirninisbcs ia size. does
the relative proportion Of the white 10 the
yellow Ct tLe egg disainish; that Is. snail
eggs have more yellow than large ones in
proportion 10 their sire, but the weight Of
their shell Is also greater in proportion.
Eggs which contain tie largest yolk or
yello~. Ike those the Brauah snd Cochin
China hens PrOduce iAe larsest chickens.
The weight Of sterile. or unf-cundafed
Eggs. Is less than that Of those that have
been ieeunda,ed; snd their nstrifire ou.li-
ties are less.
The eggs Of the Wild ben have a superior
favor. The proportion Of tie yellow IN
them Is greater than in the eggs Of orainarr
domestic fowls; they have q higher eolo-
also. and cooks esteem thea GA tbs A.
count Tor the preparation % certain SAUCE,
IN the proportion Of ono 70 three.
Barley Is said % Increase tie proportion
ct tse yellow Of the egg. and rye i. said 10
iavoathe Developments of The white.
Eggs lose slight portion Of their weight
day BY day whca leh 20 themselves. the
contents becoming dried - gradually AID
reduced. 80 thai there Is left q solid resi-
Cum Withdrawn towards The s.naI: ead Of
the egg. the oPPosi ie end being filed ui,h
arr Eggs which weighed two AM = haH
oaneos ~beR frcsb. weighed be; 4 ve-y
small traction over an ounce a the end 81
two years. Daring Incubation tie damn
ton Ct ~eight : pretty rapsd.
Aristotle taught THAI round errs con
tanned male chickens ard eiongated er~.
females. Scicnii1e men have boih cou5at-
I'd ard SUSTAINED this opinion. hut TIE cen
eral opinion Of ra.uraiis;s a. tie present
day . that both males and Ermales conn.
from both round and elongated eggs. Re
esndaiion exercises no control over ID.
figure Or form Of ibe egg The most exact
and scientific experiments upon these
points. conducted recently A. The iard.n
d'accilmaiiOn a. Paris. bave led % those
eonclasions.
The natural presentation % the er- In
laying Is Nth ihe large end srss. d; q not
very unfreqaeniiy occurs that tie snail
end Is presented frsi. From this cause II
sometimes happens that The orilaet J.
blocked ~. the eggs pressing upon each
other become broken. causing deaih 20 ihe
bird.
Eggs according % different oonformafio-
q the oviducf and acci3ents. often present
anomalies in form. Sometime tLev Are
haitened. sometimes much more elongated
than usual. sometimes nearly round. Er-s
with double shc.is. ard those 4th fhe ap-
pearance q horns or bottle necks. some
tines occur. Such eggs are usuaiiy IN
feeundaied. OF else tie embryo Is abnoruaI
or unnaturai. q uoasirosiiy. Actiag upon
q kn0siedge Of fhis fact 81 saint Hilsire
found that By compressng certain parts o.
the egg. sad keeping -tLe Esbt from b..
stopping up TIE pores OF shsu. uLi.h
serve the Purposes 81 respiration Of tbe
-enhryo. b. could produce monsr,siCcs a,
vii
The period Of laying Of ere Zen t. orlins.
NY about rye moutas in tte ycar. Tie
Asiaiic ioEis viu often begin 90 Iav some
What earlier than other breeds. Ia t.,
usually stop earlier