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THE CALL OF THE HEN. 



Figure 6. Showing Where the Hen's Head Should Be So 



See Anything. 



She Cannot 



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 interfere with measuring the depth of the abdomen. The 

 depth of the abdomen will v*ary with different hens. Some will 

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

 way. I have called it three-fourth of an inch) between the 

 two pelvic bones, (sometimes called lay bones or vent bones) 

 and the rear of the breast bone. Some hens will be two fingers 

 between the two pelvic bones and the rear of the bre/ast bone. 

 Some will be three fingers. Some hens will be four fingers. 

 Some will be five fingers, some will be six fingers, and occas- 

 ionally one will be seven fingers between the two pelvic bones 

 and the rear of the breast bone. The depth of the abdomen 



