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HATCHING EGG CRITICISM 



R. C. Durgin Egg Service 

 Newmarket, N. H. 



Flock No. 



Breed Date 



Small Eggs 



Double Yolk Eggs 



Soft Shell Eggs 



Eggs With Heavy Ridges 



Wrong Ends Up 



Dirty Eggs 



Chilled Eggs 

 Poor Flats-Fillers 

 Cases Poorly Marked 



Excessive Breakage 

 Fertility Poor 



Hatchability Poor 



Chick Quality Poor 

 Remarks 



We are unable to ship eggs of this size and it is necessary that 

 these be discarded. Eggs must be graded 23 oz. and up to 28 oz. 



These will not hatch. Please do not pack them. They are a total 

 loss to any hatchery. 



These will not hatch. Please do not pack them. 



These generally will not hatch and should not be packed. 



Pointed ends should be down as the air cell is normally in the 



large end of the egg and when the large end is down the air 



cell rises to the top thus breaking away from the shell. Such eggs 

 seldom hatch. 



Too much dirt on eggs should be avoided. Dirt should be removed 

 with a rag or scrapped off with a knife. This excessive dirt is 

 usually caused by insufficient litter in the nests or floor litter ex- 

 cessively wet. 



Generally do not hatch. Eggs should be gathered often in cold 

 weather and stored at 45-60 degrees. In colder months cases should 

 be lined with newspapers to avoid exposure while being transported. 



Be sure you have good flats on both the bottom and top of each 

 case and also between layers. Broken flats and fillers cause broken 

 eggs. Our drivers will furnish you with replacements. 



Kindly remove flock numbers and other identification from cases 

 used a second time. Only one flock number should appear and others 

 should be removed. Mark breed also. This Is important as you will 

 be required to refund where incorrect breed is identified as most 

 hatcheries have no use for breeds other than ordered. 



Broken eggs are a complete loss to anybody. Handle and pock eggs 

 with care. Rough handling breaks cells even where the shell is un- 

 broken. These eggs will not hatch. 



Often caused by insufficient males, old males, or males with frozen 

 combs. Too thin breeds often produce many infertile eggs. Eggs held 

 over ten days before being set are often clear. Please check these 

 points at once. 



Sometimes caused by poor feed. Please feed a breeder mash. We 

 recommend the feeding of semi-solid buttermilk. Additional green 

 feed is also helpful. 



We suggest you feed a good well-balanced breeder mash. Inferior 

 feed can produce inferior chicks. Keep your birds in good flesh, 

 active and healthy. Try to maintain the best of sanitation. 



With hatching eggs at 8 cents each, a saving of 2 percent in eggs 

 shipped would mean a saving of about 58 cents a case. Actually some of 

 these cracked eggs would have some market value, but there are other loss 

 factors involved, namely: (a) Transportation charges on eggs which will 

 not hatch, and (b) Loss of good will which is inevitable when a hatchery 

 must pay either transportation or for the eggs which do not hatch. 



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