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Figure 6. Note the difference in type of baby chicks of high (A) and low vitality 

 (B), respectively. Observe the parallelogram-shaped bodies of those of high vital- 

 ity (A). 



(Fig. 6.) Here is a group of chickens to show high and low 

 vitality in infancy. There (A) is a chicken with fine, blocky parallelo- 

 gram-shaped body, a chicken with heavy shank, deep body, full 

 rounded head; here (A) is another individual that is born strong and 

 there (A) is another one, and here (B) is a weak one with pinched- 

 up body, pale beak, half-closed eye, and here (B) is an exceedingly 

 weak one with a "tucked-up" abdomen, thin shanks, etc. 



Figure 7. Chickens ten days old. Note the difference in size and vigor, es- 

 pecially the method of feathering. Chickens of high vitality have well developed 

 wings and tails, which are held up in their natural position. 



(Fig. 7.) We have a bunch of chickens all of the same variety, 

 two or three weeks old, in which you will see a marked contrast of 

 high and low vitality. Their attitude, shape, drooping wings, pained 

 expression, half-closed eyes and tired-out appearance as compared 

 to those well developed, healthy, thick-fleshed individuals that are 

 perfect expressions of vigor. 



Here you will see (Fig. 8) chickens that were of the same variety, 

 of the same age and breeding, reared alike and in the same brooder. 

 The strongest chicken in the bunch and two or three of the weakest 

 chickens were picked out and photographed, and there also you get 

 a fine contrast. Every condition was alike as to feeding and breeding 

 the chickens, except this one (A) was born strong and the others weak. 



