Mallard notes, v4295
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Mayhew 1953 Mallard E 44 Experimental Egg No. Relative Humidity No. at R.H. Date Laid Date Set Fertile Date Hatched Water Condition* 1 65 1 2/26 3/3 — — 1 2 65 2 2/22 3/3 + — still alive 1 3 75 1 2/26 3/3 + — 1 4 75 2 2/25 3/3 + — 0 5 75 3 2/23 3/3 — — 0 6 85 1 2/25 3/3 — — 1 7 85 2 2/26 3/3 + 3/30 1 8 40 1 2/21 3/3 + — 1 9 40 2 2/22 3/3 + 3/30 1 10 40 3 3/3 3/3 — — 2 11 40 4 3/27 3/3 + 3/30 2 12 40 5 3/ — 3/3 — — 2 13 65 3 3/1 3/3 + 3/30 2 14 65 4 2/27 3/3 + 3/30 2 15 65 5 3/1 3/3 + 3/30 2 16 75 4 2/27 3/3 + — 0 17 75 5 3/2 3/3 + 3/30 2 18 75 6 2/28 3/3 + 3/29 2 19 75 7 3/2 3/3 + 3/30 1 20 85 3 2/28 3/3 + 3/31 2 21 85 4 3/3 3/3 + 3/30 2 22 85 5 2/28 3/3 + — 2 23 65 6 3/6 3/10 + — 1 24 65 7 3/8 3/10 + — 1 25 65 8 3/4 3/10 + 4/6 2 26 65 9 3/8 3/10 + 4/6 2 27 75 8 3/10 3/10 — — 0 28 75 9 3/6 3/10 — — 1 29 75 10 3/5 3/10 + — 1 *0=no dipping 1=dip once a week 2=dip every day