. The call of the hen; or, The science of the selection and breeding of the poultry for egg-production. Fig. 29—M-inch pelvic bone. A pretty good specimen of the beeftype. We find no two-finger abdomen hens that have pelvic bones sothick, because they cannot consume enough food. A two-finger abdomenhen is virtually a non-layer; a three-finger abdomen hen will lay about24 eggs; and a six-finger-abdomen hen will lay about 115 eggs in the firstlaying year. THE CALL OF THE HEN. 51 Fig. 28 shows a hen with pelvic bones one-half (14) of aninch Fig. .30—1-inch pelvic bone. A very beefy type.
. The call of the hen; or, The science of the selection and breeding of the poultry for egg-production. Fig. 29—M-inch pelvic bone. A pretty good specimen of the beeftype. We find no two-finger abdomen hens that have pelvic bones sothick, because they cannot consume enough food. A two-finger abdomenhen is virtually a non-layer; a three-finger abdomen hen will lay about24 eggs; and a six-finger-abdomen hen will lay about 115 eggs in the firstlaying year. THE CALL OF THE HEN. 51 Fig. 28 shows a hen with pelvic bones one-half (14) of aninch Fig. .30—1-inch pelvic bone. A very beefy type. Almost all thefood consumed above that required for bodily maintenance is used in themaking of flesh. We find them in the hens that have abdomens fromfour to six fingers deep. They lay very few eggs.
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