INCUBATION 17 
How to Store. Care should be taken to 
see that the eggs, during the time they are 
being saved, are stored in a place that is not 
too dry and at a temperature around 55° to 
60° F. If they are kept at a much lower 
temperature the germs may be weakened and 
may not hatch well, or may not hatch at all. 
If they are kept at a much higher tempera- 
ture they are likely to start to develop. In 
that case, after being placed in the incubator 
and kept there for several days, they will die. 
‘When to Hatch. The best time of year 
to hatch chicks is early in the season—from 
the first week in March to about the 20th of 
April. This is true even in locations where 
there may be snow on the ground at the time 
the chickens are hatched, because the chicks 
that are hatched early are inherently better 
chicks. If we are saving hatching eggs from 
a flock of hens and pullets in February or 
March we are getting them from the best 
birds in the flock, because only the best are 
producing eggs. The chicks that they pro- 
duce will be strong and vigorous; whereas, 
if we save eggs from either hens or pullets in 
April or May we are saving eggs during the 
