Abstract
Oiling eggs with white mineral oil was successful with several bird species and has potential as a management tool within an integrated bird management program. We conducted an incubator study from 22 February to 20 March 1995 to determine if castor, corn, linseed, safflower, or soybean oil was as effective as white mineral oil in reducing the hatching success of chicken eggs, and if timing affected treatments (early vs. late incubation). We treated the first sets (9 eggs/set) of eggs on the fifth day of incubation (early) and the second sets of eggs on day 16 of incubation (late). There was a 68% hatching success in control eggs whereas none of the treated eggs hatched. All 5 oils were as effective as white mineral oil in suppressing hatchability of eggs.
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