. The call of the hen; or, The science of the selection and breeding of the poultry for egg-production. Fig. 28—l2-^nch pelvic bone; indicating a still more beefy henthan the preceding—that is, a still larger jjroportion of the food consumedis vised to make flesh and less to produce eggs. If of one-finger abdomen,she would lay about 8 eggs; and if of three-finger abdomen, she would layabout 82 eggs; while if of six-finger abdomen, she would lay about 175eggs in the first laying Fig. 29—M-inch pelvic bone. A pretty good specimen of the beeftype. We find no two-finger abdomen hens that ha
. The call of the hen; or, The science of the selection and breeding of the poultry for egg-production. Fig. 28—l2-^nch pelvic bone; indicating a still more beefy henthan the preceding—that is, a still larger jjroportion of the food consumedis vised to make flesh and less to produce eggs. If of one-finger abdomen,she would lay about 8 eggs; and if of three-finger abdomen, she would layabout 82 eggs; while if of six-finger abdomen, she would lay about 175eggs in the first laying 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 thick.
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