PROGRESSIVE POULTRY CULTURE 243 



INCUBATOB RECORDS.-, Keeping records of artificial in- 

 cubating is very necessary if the operator desires to 

 carefully consider conditions in searching for the 

 causes of results. 



Following is a form which has proved acceptable in 

 recording conditions of machine hatching: 



INCUBATOR NO._ 



Breed of 'Number of 

 Eggs Eggs sterile 



First Test: I Second Test 



Dead 



Dead 



Number 

 Hatched 



TEMPERATURE IN INCUBATOR 



TEMPERATURE IN ROOM 



HUMIDITY IN ROOM 



NOTES 



In the footnotes may be stated the per cent, of eggs 

 fertile, per cent, of all eggs hatched, per cent, of fertile 

 eggs hatched, number of cripples, weaklings, number 

 of healthy chicks transferred to brooding place and any 

 other items such as weather conditions, transfers 

 of eggs, occurrence of blood rings, points in the history 

 of the eggs, etc., etc. 



