Fertility Experiments

The experiment was conducted with thirteen breeds as follows: S. Campine, S. S. Hamburg, D. Cornish, S. P. Wyandotte, G. Wyandotte, C. Wyandotte, Bu. P. Rock, Pt. P. Rock, Bu. Orpington, W. P. Rock, W-F Bk. Spanish, M. Houdans, and S. C. Wt. Leghorn.

The composit collection of eggs were saved for five days and placed in an incubator. Eighty-three per cent were fertile and of the fertile eggs 80 per cent hatched. The cocks were then removed. The test of all eggs laid by all flocks after removal of the male birds was as follows:—First day, 85 per cent fertility; second day, 91 per cent; third day, 82 per cent; fourth day, 71 per cent; fifth day, 62.5 per cent; sixth day, 50 per cent; seventh day, 63 per cent; eighth day, 53 per cent; ninth day, 29.4 per cent; tenth day, 33 per cent; eleventh day, 37.5 …