66 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHICK 
of eggs incubated by the hen throughout the entire period of 
incubation. This has been done very carefully by Eycleshymer, 
who finds the internal temperature of such eggs to be as follows: 
Day of incubation 1 2 3 4 5 
Temperature of hen 102.2 103.0 103.5 104.0 103.8 
Temperature of egg 98.0 100.2 100.5 100.5 100.4 
Day of incubation 6 7 8 9 10 
Temperature of hen 105.0 104.6 104.5 105.0 105.0 
Temperature of egg 101.0 1OL.S 102.5 101.6 102.0 
Day of incubation ala i 13 14 15 
Temperature of hen 104.8 105.2 104.5 105.0 105.2 
Temperature of egg 101.8 102.2 102.0 102.5 102.0 
Day of incubation 16 17 18 19 20 
Temperature of hen 105.0 104.6 104.8 104.5 104.5 
Temperature of egg 103.0 102.4 103.0 103.0 103.0 
The temperature of the hen is seen to be somewhat higher 
than that of the eggs. In an artificial incubator where 85 % of 
the fertile eggs hatched on the twentieth and twenty-first days, 
the temperatures were as follows: 
Day of incubation 1 2 3 4 5 
Temperature of incubator 102.0 102.0 103.0 102.0 102.5 
Temperature of egg 99.5 100.0 101.0 100.5 100.5 
Day of incubation 6 7 8 9 10 
Temperature of incubator 103.0 102. 5 102.0 103.0 103.5 
Temperature of egg 101.0 100.0 100.0 101.0 101.5 
Day of incubation ala 12 13 14 15 
Temperature of incubator 103.0 103.5 104.0 103.5 104.0 
Temperature of egg 101.5 101.8 102.0 102.5 103.0 
Day of incubation 16 17 18 19 20 
Temperature of incubator 104.5 104.0 103.5 104.0 104.5 
Temperature of egg 103.0 103.0 102.5 102.5 103.5 
It would be possible then to establish a normal rate of develop- 
ment, by using perfectly fresh eggs incubated at a normal tem- 
perature. In practice I have found that the times given in Duval’s 
atlas are approximately normal, and these are, therefore, adopted 
so far as given. But even under the best conditions the varia- 
tions are sufficient to prevent close grading of stages by time of 
incubation in the first three days. This may be due to differences 
in the grade of development at the time of laying, owing to varia- 
