. The call of the hen; or, The science of selecting and breeding poultry for egg-production, by the American poultry school. Poultry. 52 THE CALL OF THE HEN. Fig. 28 shows a hen with pelvic bones one-half (J^) of an inch thick. Fig. 29 shows a hen with pelvic bones three-quarters (%) of an inch thick. Fig. 30 shows a hen with pelvic bones one (1) inch thick. Fig. 31 shows a hen with pelvic bones one and one-quarter (1W) inches Fig. 32—Crooked pelvic bone. "A, A," Position No. 1 Now, please bear in mind that everything shown and related here refers to Leghorns and applies to o
. The call of the hen; or, The science of selecting and breeding poultry for egg-production, by the American poultry school. Poultry. 52 THE CALL OF THE HEN. Fig. 28 shows a hen with pelvic bones one-half (J^) of an inch thick. Fig. 29 shows a hen with pelvic bones three-quarters (%) of an inch thick. Fig. 30 shows a hen with pelvic bones one (1) inch thick. Fig. 31 shows a hen with pelvic bones one and one-quarter (1W) inches Fig. 32—Crooked pelvic bone. "A, A," Position No. 1 Now, please bear in mind that everything shown and related here refers to Leghorns and applies to other breeds as well, only in a lesser degree—so small that it amounts to almost nothing, as I will show later. A, A, Fig. 32, shows the pelvic bones with flesh cleaned off. B, B, Fig. 33, shows the pelvic bones with flesh stripped off farther and painted black so they will show up better. You will notice that the pelvic bones in Fig. 32 and Fig. 33 are crooked. The majority of poultry have more or less crooked pelvic bones. Sometimes the bones come close together, which is an obstruction in laying, and should be bred away from as much as possible. Fig. 34 shows perfect pelvic bones. In this form thev are very easy to take between the thumb and finger; also, when the'hen wants to lay the vent has a chance to fall down between the pelvic bones,. 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; American Poultry School. Kansas City, Mo.
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