62 THE CALL OF THE HEN. 



Our next hen may be a five-finger-abdomen hen, as in Fig. 16; 

 she may be in good condition, as in Fig. 19, and her pelvic bones may be 

 Vs-inch thick, as in Fig. 27. We would read her as five fingers abdomen; 

 good condition, and 3 /8-mch pelvic bones. Chart 5 would show us that 

 she was a 175-egg type hen. 



The next hen may be a five-finger-abdomen hen; condition good; 

 pelvic bones 1 inch thick. She would read five fingers abdomen; good 

 condition; 1-inch pelvic bones. The chart would indicate that she was 

 a 25-egg type hen. 



The next hen may be a six-finger-abdomen hen, as in Fig. 17; 

 she may be in good condition, and her pelvic bones may be I 1 /* inches 

 thick as in Fig. 31. I hear the reader say, "What breed of a hen has 

 pelvic bones as thick as that? or do you mean that both of her pelvic 

 bones are I 1 /* inches thick, counting them both together?" No; I 

 mean that each one of her pelvic bones is 1}^ inches thick. Counting 

 the bone, gristle, fat, and flesh (flank), both of the pelvic bones would 

 be 2J^ inches thick. When we speak of pelvic bones being so thick, 

 we always mean one of them. And as to breed, this hen is a Single 

 Comb White Leghorn; she is the typical beef type. You will see by 

 Chart 6 that she will lay practically nothing; and here I will explain 

 this matter. 



CHART 6. 



Six-finger Abdomen. 



NERVOUS TEMPERAMENT. 



Vie pelvic bone 280 eggs 



Ys pelvic bone 265 eggs 



3 /ie pelvic bone 250 eggs 



*/4 pelvic bone 235 eggs 



5 /ie pelvic bone 220 eggs 



SANGUINE TEMPERAMENT. 



*/ pelvic bone 205 eggs 



7 /ie pelvic bone 190 eggs 



l /2 pelvic bone 175 eggs 



9 /ie pelvic bone 160 eggs 



6 /s pelvic bone 145 eggs 



BILIOUS TEMPERAMENT. 

 n /i6 pelvic bone 130 eggs 



3 /4 pelvic bone 115 eggs 



13 /ie pelvic bone 100 eggs 



7 / pelvic bone 85 eggs 



l6 /ie pelvic bone 70 eggs 



LYMPHATIC TEMPERAMENT. 



1-in. pelvic bone 55 eggs 



l 3 /ie pelvic bone 40 eggs 



I 1 /" pelvic bone 25 eggs 



l 3 /ie pelvic bone 10 eggs 



l l /4 pelvic bone eggs 



