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out of condition, that would mean that she would have a 

 four-finger abdomen or capacity if she was in condition. 



FIG. 23 Showing where the imaginary lines should be drawn 

 on the first joint of the forefinger in order to judge the condition 

 of the hen or pullet. 



CHAPTER VI. 



TYPE. 



We now come to "Type." This is indicated by the 

 thickness of the pelvic bones, together with the flesh, fat, 

 gristle, and cartilage on same. (See page 17.) 



Fig. 24 shows a hen whose pelvic bones are one-sixteenth 

 (Vie) of an inch thick; that is about as thick as a piece of 

 cardboard that paper boxes are made of, and the reader must 

 bear in mind that the measurement of the pelvic bone does 

 not mean the bone alone, with the skin, flesh, gristle, and fat 

 scraped off, as some may suppose, but with all the above 

 included. 



Fig. 25 shows a hen with pelvic bones one-eighth ( l / s ) 

 of an inch thick. 



Fig. 26 shows a hen with pelvic bones one-quarter ( l /t) 

 of an inch thick. 



