COLOR OR PIGMENTATION CHANGES 



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Eye-Ring and Ear Lobe. — The eye-ring, that is, the inner 

 edges of the eyeUds, bleach out a trifle more slowly than the vent. 

 The ear lobes of Leghorns and other white-lobed varieties, bleach 

 out a little more slowly than the \ 



eye-rings, so thata bleached ear 

 lobe means a longer or greater 

 production than a bleached 

 vent or eye-ring. 



Beak. — The color leaves the 

 beak, beginning at the base and 

 gradually disappearing until it 

 leaves the front part of the 

 upper beak. The very tip of the 

 beak is usually white before 

 the bird is making eggs, and 



VINELAND INTERNATIONAL EGG LAYING AND BREEDING CONTEST 



New Jertey Agricultural Experiment Station 

 NOVEMBER 1. 1916 - OCTOBER 31. 1919 



Fig. 



A Wonderful Hen and her Record. 

 226. — (A) This White Plymouth Hock hen laid 301 eggs in 365 consecutive da.vs. 



Surely a wonderful performance. She has an abundance of Wgor, is typical of her breed and 

 variety and possesses all the marks of a heavy layer. 



(B) Here is an exact record of her performance. What a wonderful machine is a little 

 hen that will produce in a year eggs weighing 10 to 15 times her body weight! No wonder 

 that she must draw on the fat reserve of her body, and no wonder that she fades and bleaches 

 out; no wonder that her plumage becomes ragged and no wonder that she does not have 

 time to rest and molt. 



