. The call of the hen; or, The science of the selection and breeding of the poultry for egg-production. Fig. 42—Sliowino; thumli 4 of an inch behind forefinger; indicatinghen has prepotency large. (See Skull No. 1, Fig. 35.). Fin. 43—Showing how to liold bird between knees after you becomeproficient in testing liead while bird is in sack. 82 THE CALL OF THE HEN. CHAPTER X. Testing Hens on a Large Scale, Using Charts 44 and 45. I will describe in this chapter how I cull hens when wehave large numbers of them, as we have in poultry plants inCalifornia. I shall take it for granted that the reader
. The call of the hen; or, The science of the selection and breeding of the poultry for egg-production. Fig. 42—Sliowino; thumli 4 of an inch behind forefinger; indicatinghen has prepotency large. (See Skull No. 1, Fig. 35.). Fin. 43—Showing how to liold bird between knees after you becomeproficient in testing liead while bird is in sack. 82 THE CALL OF THE HEN. CHAPTER X. Testing Hens on a Large Scale, Using Charts 44 and 45. I will describe in this chapter how I cull hens when wehave large numbers of them, as we have in poultry plants inCalifornia. I shall take it for granted that the reader has nomethod of selecting the good from the poor layers, except,perhaps, the Walter Hogan System or some of its piratedforms that are now used extensively in all parts of the civ-ilized world, and which is based on the theory that the value ofa hen as an egg-producer depends on the relative distanceapart of her pelvic bones and the thinness of same. We willsuppose the reader has 300 hens; one lot are about a yearand four months old, another lot are about two years andfour months old, and another lot are about three years and fourmonths old. Each lot has been kept in separate yards, sothere can be no mistake in rega
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