THE CALL OF THE HEN. 



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FIG. 6 Showing where the hen's head- should be so she cannot 

 see anything. 



Fig. 6 shows where the head of the bird should be. You 

 will note that her eyes are covered up so she can't see, and 

 that has a tendency to keep her quiet while you examine 

 her. 



Fig. 7 gives an example of testing the capacity of a hen. 

 The hand is placed on the abdomen between the two pelvic 

 bones and the rear of the breast-bone; the left hand holding 

 the legs is turned under enough to bring the thighs away from 

 the point of the breast-bone, so that the thighs will not in- 

 terfere with measuring the depth of the abdomen. The 

 depth of the abdomen will vary with different hens; some 

 will be one finger (a finger means the width of a finger the 

 widest way; I have called it three-fourths of an inch) be- 

 tween the two pelvic bones (sometimes called "lay" bones 

 or "vent" bones) and the rear pf the breast-bone. Some 

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