Chapter 5 Flashcards
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A method of determining fertility of the egg by placing against the light
Candling
The hatching of eggs either with the use of a mother hand or artificial incubator
Incubation
Establishment concerned in the production and sale of day old chicks and perhaps started chicks
Hatchery
This is referred to as fireless brooding that is breeding without heat the chicks keep themselves warm by allowing them to come in contact with one another and low compartmentalized brooder
Cold brooding
The instinct of the tendency of hands to hatch their own eggs it is the part of natural law for the preservation of the species
Broodiness
Refers to the hatching some bodies eggs for fee usually paired egg incubated
Custom hatching
The percent number of eggs that hatch based on the number of eggs incubated
Hatchability
Incubation period of numida meleagris guinea fowl
26 to 28
Incubation period of quail coturnix coturnix
16 to 18
Incubation periods of chicken gallus gallus domesticus
21 days
Incubation period of ostriches or Struthio camillus
42 days
Incubation period of cairina muschata
35 to 37 days
Incubation period of anser anser geese
30 to 32 days
Incubation period of phasianus colchicus pea fowls
28to 29 days
Incubation period of peking and mallard
28 days
Incubation period of swan
35 days
Incubation periods of meleagris galopavo
28 days
Incubation period of pavo cristatus pheasants
23 to 24 days
Incubation period of pigeons columbia livia
18 days
How many times should the egg collection done in a day
3 to 5 times a day
What is the recommended temperature in storing hatching eggs
15 degrees celsius
Recommended temperature for 3 to 4 days
20 degrees celsius
Recommended temperature and storing egg for more than 7 days
12° c
Recommended to store hatching eggs temperature
16 degrees celsius