Eggs
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1 How long does it take a chicken to lay regular (consistent) size eggs after they start laying? 357
2 How can eggs for hatching be safely packed for shipment ? 216
3 How long can eggs be kept by the water glass method ? 267
4 What is the best method of preserving eggs? 304
5 What is a fair price for eggs from the highest grade of stock? 217
6 Will eggs with mottled shells hatch? 338
7 What number of eggs is considered a setting when buying them for hatching? 225
8 How long after the male bird is separated from the female will the eggs be fertile? 270
9 If a sitting hen befouls her nest and the eggs are covered with filth, will it injure them to wash them, or will they hatch as well as though they were not cleaned ? 390
10 Why are eggs not as fertile in winter as in spring and summier? 212
11 How can fertile eggs be prevented from hatching? 237
12 Does it injure eggs for hatching to wash them before they are set? 241
13 Of what value are nest eggs? 231
14 What is the difference between incubator eggs and other eggs ? 212
15 What causes duck eggs to be green shelled occasionally and are they good to eat and hatch ? 221
16 Is there any way to tell whether an egg is fertile without incubating it? 240
17 What are the principal requirements of the market as regards eggs? 213
18 How soon after mating the breeding birds will the eggs prove fertile? 271
19 Will abnormally large or ill shapen or double yolked eggs hatch ? 234
20 Is it true that the unusually slender eggs will produce male birds ? 236
21 Why are the yolks of some eggs light yellow and others dark yellow? 294
22 Is it an indication of impurity of breeding, for brown-egg breeds to lay eggs of a lighter color ? 193
23 What causes red spots resembling blood clots, in eggs? 499
24 How long may eggs be kept for hatching? 201
25 At what temperature should eggs for hatching .be kept? 199
26 Will thunder injuriously affect eggs in process of incubation ? 303
27 How far may eggs be shipped without injuring them for hatching? 188
28 Is it necessary to allow shipped eggs to stand twenty-four hours before setting them ? 172
29 What percentage of eggs should prove fertile in October? 189
30 How soon after molting will eggs be fertile? 192
31 How often should eggs be turned, that are being kept for hatching? 308
32 What causes eggs to have a thick ridge in the middle? 209
33 Will eggs from pullets hatch as well as those from hens? 210
34 Which varieties of fowls lay white eggs and which brown eggs? 218
35 Which breed lays the largest egg and which the smallest? 282
36 Wrhat is the difference in eating qualities between the brown, egg and the white egg? 221
37 Will it injure eggs that are being kept for hatching if packed in bran or some such substance, with the small end of the egg up? 162
38 What causes soft-shelled eggs? 373
39 Will eggs hatch that have had grease or coal oil on them? 186
40 How often should eggs be gathered in the coldest weather ? 274
41 Is there any way to ascertain the age of eggs ? 228
42 What is the cause of thin, watery eggs? 228
43 Can eggs that are old be distinguished from strictly fresh eggs by the smooth, glossy shell? 195
44 Are brown shelled eggs any better for preserving than the white shelled ones? 205
45 Will it injure eggs to keep them in a cellar if it is damp? 180
46 How many eggs equal in nutrient value a pound of beef? 221
47 Do certain foods affect the flavor of eggs ? 281