. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. Representatives of Line B n the Third Generation — September 19, 1944. Four Full Sisters in Line B, Bred for the Ability to Lay Long after Wing Molt Started. Bioloaical year ended Eggs laid during biological year. , First primary molted Primaries shed wlien laying stopped. Eggs laid while molting primaries Wing molt on December 12 Primaries shed when photograph was taken. 9 10 11 12 Oct. 25 Sept. 29 Xov. 5 Nov. 13 258 258 257 259 Oct. .? Oct. 3 .-\ug. 8 Oct. 31 Complete Complete Incomplete Incomplete None


. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. Representatives of Line B n the Third Generation — September 19, 1944. Four Full Sisters in Line B, Bred for the Ability to Lay Long after Wing Molt Started. Bioloaical year ended Eggs laid during biological year. , First primary molted Primaries shed wlien laying stopped. Eggs laid while molting primaries Wing molt on December 12 Primaries shed when photograph was taken. 9 10 11 12 Oct. 25 Sept. 29 Xov. 5 Nov. 13 258 258 257 259 Oct. .? Oct. 3 .-\ug. 8 Oct. 31 Complete Complete Incomplete Incomplete None None 1 None Seven Hens in Line A, Bred for a Short Period of Laying after Wing Molt Started. Biological year ended. , Eggs laid during biological year First primary molted by. Primaries shed when laying stopped Eggs laid while molting primaries Wing molt completed. Primaries shed when photograph was taken 12 3 Aug. 20 Oct. 26 Nov. 5 6 7 S Sept. 29 Sept. 14 .\:jg. 14 Sept. 26 208 167 297 245 July 25 July 25 July 25* Aug. 22 Nov. 14 282 214 290 Sept. 5 July 25 July 25 3 7 6 7 4 9 61 ** 80 ** !6 Oct. 15 31 16 ** 53 Oct. 31 2 4 5 7 5 1 *Had molted 4 primaries by July 25. *'Wing molt incomplete Dec. 12. Unnumbered: A male of Line A. with 5 primaries shed. He completed wing primary molt on Nov. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Amherst, : Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, 1907-1974


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