. The call of the hen; or, The science of selecting and breeding poultry for egg-production. Poultry. Fig. 26—^/i-incli pelvic bone; indicating a slightly more beefy- hen than the preceding types, but still of the egg type. If of one- finger abdomen, she would lay about 24 eggs in her first laying- year; if of three-finger abdomen, about 138 eggs; and if of six-finger abdomen, about 235 eggs in her first laying Fig. 27—^/s-inch pelvic bone; indicating that the hen uses a larger proport 'on of the food she consumes in making flesh and less in the production of eggs. A one-finger abdomen
. The call of the hen; or, The science of selecting and breeding poultry for egg-production. Poultry. Fig. 26—^/i-incli pelvic bone; indicating a slightly more beefy- hen than the preceding types, but still of the egg type. If of one- finger abdomen, she would lay about 24 eggs in her first laying- year; if of three-finger abdomen, about 138 eggs; and if of six-finger abdomen, about 235 eggs in her first laying Fig. 27—^/s-inch pelvic bone; indicating that the hen uses a larger proport 'on of the food she consumes in making flesh and less in the production of eggs. A one-finger abdomen hen would lay about 16 eggs; a three-finger abdomen hen, about 110 eggs; and a six-finger abdomen hen, about 205 eggs in the first laying 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 Hogan, Walter, d. 1921. Leavenworth, Kan. , American School of Poultry Husbandry
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