Massachusetts 

 agricultural experiment station 



BULLETIN NO. 429 DECEMBER 1945 



Annual Molt 

 in Rhode Island Reds 



By F. A. Hays and Ruby Sanborn 



The primary objective of this study was to determine the value of molting 

 behavior as a guide in selecting breeding stock. Attention is given to both males 

 and females in exhibition-bred and production-bred Rhode Island Reds. 



MASSACHUSETTS STATE COLLEGE 

 AMHERST, MASS. 



