THE CALL OF THE HEN. 



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tests cannot be properly made until the pullet has laid at 

 least one clutch of eggs. A pullet must obtain her natural 

 shape and be fully developed before you really know what 



FIG. 17 Six-finger abdomen. (Capacity.) Indicating ex- 

 tremely large capacity to consume and assimilate food. She may 

 be a 280-egg type hen or a heavy beef type hen. 



