. The call of the hen; or, The science of the selection and breeding of poultry. Poultry. 46 THE CALL OF THE HEN. Fig. 31. Shows a hen with Pelvic Bones one and one-quar- ter (1 1-4) inches tliick. Now, please bear in mind that everything shown and related here refers to Leghorns, and applies to other breeds as well, only m 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 Figure 33.—Crooked Pelvic Bone. "B. ; Position Two. B. B. Fig. 33. Shows the Pelvic Bones with flesh strip- ped off
. The call of the hen; or, The science of the selection and breeding of poultry. Poultry. 46 THE CALL OF THE HEN. Fig. 31. Shows a hen with Pelvic Bones one and one-quar- ter (1 1-4) inches tliick. Now, please bear in mind that everything shown and related here refers to Leghorns, and applies to other breeds as well, only m 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 Figure 33.—Crooked Pelvic Bone. "B. ; Position Two. B. B. Fig. 33. Shows the Pelvic Bones with flesh strip- ped 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 they are very easy to take between the thumb and finger, also when the hen w^nts to lay, the vent has a chance to fall down be-. 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. Petaluma, Cal. , The Petaluma Daily Courier
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