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The Hen at Work 



most successfully in daylight by holding the eggs 

 up to the sun, and will do well also with electric 

 light, or a large lamp. 

 The egg with a growing embryo will show red 



A dead germ about the sixth day usually looks like this. 



It may take other positions, and often is seen in 



a red ring against the shell 



lines radiating from a dark spot. This closely 

 resembles a large spider with red legs. The yolk 

 will be seen as a dark cloud about the germ, the 

 size of a nattiral egg yolk. If this living germ d^es 

 not appear at once, turn the egg slowly, and a 

 better view may be obtained. 



