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THE CALL OF THE HEN. 



Now, please bear in mind that everything shown and 

 related here refers to Leghorns, and applies to other breeds 

 as well, only in a lesser degree, so small, that it amounts to 

 almost nothing as I will show later. 



Fie-ure 32. Crooked Pelvic Bone. "A. A." Position One. 



A. A. Fig. 32. Shows the Pelvic Bones with flesh cleaned 

 off. 



B. B. Fig. 33. Shows the Pelvic Bones with flesh strip 

 ped off farther and painted black so they will show up 

 better, you will notice that the Pelvic Bones in Fig. 32 and 

 Fig. 33 are crooked. The majority of poultry have more or 

 less crooked Pelvic Bones. Sometimes the bones come close 

 together which is an obstruction in laying and should be bred 

 away from as much as possible. 



Fig. 34 shows perfect Pelvic Bones. In this form they 

 are very easy to take between the thumb and finger, also when 

 the hen wants to lay, the vent has a chance to fall down be- 

 tween the Pelvic Bones, which allows the egg to be delivered 

 without straining on the part of the hen. Not every poultry- 



