The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-15
GATHER EGGS FREQUENTLY
EGGS Fc~ Matching Should Be Kept
IN Coo and Dry
FIGce.

Good hntnhinP eggs may be easily
spoiled b. improper handling between
the time they are produced by the
hen and the time incubation begins
development seriously h.rGared. by
suDioctiNg the egg 10 uneven Or eX-
IRENE temper2 turcs. to an improper
moisture cCrtoht C. the air. 10 q sud
den jar or constant vibrations, or to a
lack of turning
Some development Of the embryo
viii take place At comparatively low
temperatures. that :. IL the neighboT-
hood Of seventy degrees or above. Il
the development Of the embryo is
once started and then stopped b. the
Temperature going 100 low, the en-
tryc viii be DESTROYED Excessively
low tnmneraturcs will weaken tho vi
aiity Of the onbrvo Ii IS important,
then. that the esge should be kept in
IS even temperature IS possible.
and preferably between the limits IF
fifty sixty degreoG. Eggs which
are allowed to remain IN the nest tor
two or three days At time will be
subjected 10 great range of tempera-
lures. During the nights the temper
?turos Will reach low points, and dur
ing the day the heat Of the sun, as
boI ~
hens upon the nest, will raise the tenn
per;.t;;-e to the incubation point. So
that this is one of the worst possible
practices. Gather the eggs at least
once 4 day, and during either very
hot CT very cold weather. twice day
will BE- bitter
If eggs are kept in a cellar. or
damp place, the moisture of the air
will have the same action as water
applied directly to the shell. 1t win
slowly dissolve this coating. leaving
the pores of the shell open and re-
suit in too rapid evaporation when
the eggs are incutated. Keep tho
eggs in cool. dry place
The interior of the egg is COM
pick arrangement. It is not neces-
sary that every person burden them
selves with the exact meaning Of all
the component parts of an egg, such
as the vitellus, the blastoderm, the
meso-blast, the chalazae, and others.
It should suffice to say that the germ
or embryo is situated on the yolk of
the egg which in turn is suspended in
the center Of the albumin, or white of
the egg, by a thick. cord-uke sub.
stance. Any sudden jar. or even a
constant vibration. will tend to weak
en- these supporting cords, allowing
the yolk to move from its proper po-
sition. Then, too, evaporation of water
from the egg forms an air-cell in the
large end Of the egg The same jars
or vibrations viii sometimes break
the membranes forming this air-cell.
allowing the contents of the egg to
move around freely, and destroying
the egg for Matching purposes. When
1t is necessary to ship eggs for hatch
AA6, VI OtAiti W AoC oubJVNI Iuclu W JdI
or vibration, they should be securely
packed in such way as to reduce
the shock as much as possible Most
of the Matching egg boxes which are
on the market are made with this OBJ
ject in view.
The embryo is found on the upper
portion Of the yolk. The yolk has a
tendency to float to the top of the
egg. If left In one position too long
the supporting chords becoming weak
ened, there Is danger that the yolk
will come into contact with the shell,
and become attached. This would, of
course, ruin the egg for incubation
purposes. Then too, with the natural
tendency for liquids to sink and air to-
rise, when eggs are left in one posi-
ton the air cell may become misplace
ed, or irregular in shape This re-
suits in the developing chicken being
forced into the wrong position in the
shell and making a successful hatch
These dangers can be
avoided by regularly turning, rolling.
Or otherwise changing the position of
the eggs daily.
A. F. Rolf, Poultry Specialist,
Live Stock Extension Service, Louis
lana State University.