THE CALL OF THE HEN 



Fig. 22, is still thinner, this we call three fingers out of 

 condition and is about as thin as a hen usually gets if there is 

 any chance for her ever being of any use. 



Figure 22. Showing Hen Three Fingers Out of Condition. 



Figure 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. 



Fig. 23, shows about how the first joint of an index finger 

 must be divided up to determine the three degrees of condi- 

 tion. 



