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Mayhew
1952
Experimental
June 3 4 MⒺ eggs at 75% were also pipped,
as was 1 MⒺ egg at 85%. At noon,
1 of the F⑧ eggs at 40% had hatched.
June 4 One more F⑧ egg at 40% hatched this
morning. Also 1 F⑧ egg + 2 MⒺ eggs at
75% hatched. 2 F⑧ eggs at 90% contained
dead embryos, but the eggs were so rotten
they exploded. 4 MⒺ eggs pipped at 85%.
One more MⒺ egg hatched at 75% this
afternoon. 1 F⑧ + 2 MⒺ eggs are still
pipped at 75%. Thus, today 1 hatched at
40%, 4 at 75%.
June 5 Of the 9 MⒺ eggs left at 85%, 7 were
pipped this morning. Still only 1 F⑧ +
1 MⒺ egg pipped at 75%. All remaining
eggs were dipped this morning. 2 MⒺ
eggs hatched at 85% today.
June 8 Today 2 F⑪ eggs were pipped at 75%.
This afternoon 1 of these eggs hatched.
June 9 This morning the other F⑪ egg at
75% had hatched. The 11 MⒺ eggs
remaining at 65% were dipped today.
June 10 Eggs that were overdue for hatching were
broken open today. The results were:
| 1. F⑧ - pipped too early.
| 2. MⒺ - pipped, ready to hatch, but dead.
75% | 3. MⒺ-□-large embryo, lots of yolk left.
| 4. MⒺ - " , "
| 5. MⒺ - " , "
| 6. MⒺ -
Mallard
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