HA-2011-0022

EGG CHART FOR ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION

Hagen Avicultural Research Institute
Species :____________________ Egg ID :_______________
Normal incubation days for this species:_______days (see chart)
Parents ID: Male: __________________ Female: ___________________ Cage#_________________
Approximate date laid :__________ Egg order :______of_______
Expected hatch date: ____________ Hatched date: ___________ Description of egg when retrieved

Reason to artificially incubate: unreliable parents Length:_________ Width:___________

Size: Normal Abnormal

disease prevention
to stimulate reclutching fertile

prefer hand raising day one non fertile

other:_________________ unsure

The egg was found in nest box (sufficient substrate Y N)

Normal
on cage bottom
Internal pip on:__________ Time:__________ Abnormal --> Draw

cracked …………… repaired

dirty……………..... washed

blood stained ……… washed

________________________ ________________________ ________________________ cold warm

Drawdown External shell 1st pip External shell 2nd pip
Date:__________ Date:__________ Date:__________ porous
Time:__________ Time:__________ Time:__________
Normal _ Concern _ Normal _ Concern _ Normal _ Concern _
Ca deposits Ca streaks

Description of embryo
Malpositioning; Type________________
Description :_____________________
_______________________________
Yolk color:_________________________
________________________ ________________________ ________________________
External shell 3rd pip External shell 4th pip External shell 5th pip bacterial infection swabbed
Date:__________ Date:__________ Date:__________
Time:__________ Time:__________ Time:__________ fungal infection swabbed
Normal _ Concern _ Normal _ Concern _ Normal _ Concern _
If dead in shell: Date___________ Time___________ Stage of development______________
unknown infection swabbed
Description:________________________
Cause of hatched failure: dryness, temperture to high, temperture to low, __________________________________
__________________________________
manipulation mistake, incubator malfunction __________________________

incubator incubator incubator incubator

date weight Wt. loss date weight Wt. loss
temp ( ) humidity % temp ( ) humidity %

Hatch date:__________ ( Assisted hatch or Natural) Band number:_________________

(Egg shell conserved for calcium research Yes No)