56 THE CALL OF THE HEN. 



with pelvic bones 1-2 inch as in Fig. 28. She would read four 

 lingers abdomen in good condition one half inch pelvic bones. 

 We will see by chart No. 4 that this is a 115 egg type hen. Our 

 next hen may be a four-finger abdomen hen, condition good, 

 pelvic bones 1 inch thick. We would read her as four-finger 

 abdomen, condition good, pelvic bones one inch. If we look 

 on No. 4 chart at one inch pelvic bones we will find this hen 

 will lay approximately nothing. 



CHART 4. 

 Four Finger Abdomen. 



1-16 pelvic bone 220 eggs 



1-8 pelvic bone 205 eggs 



3-16 pelvic bone 190 eggs 



1-4 pelvic bone 175 eggs 



5-16 pelvic bone 160 eggs 



3-8 pelvic bone 145 eggs 



7-16 pelvic bone 130 eggs 



1-2 pelvic bone 115 eggs 



9-16 pelvic bone 100 eggs 



5--8 pelvic bone 85 eggs 



11-16 pelvic bone 70 eggs 



3-4 pelvic bone 55 eggs 



13-16 pelvic bone 40 eggs 



7-8 pelvic bone 25 eggs 



15-16 pelvic bone 40 eggs 



1 in. pelvic bone eggs 



Our next hen may be a four fingered abdomen hen one 

 finger out of condition, 1-8 pelvic bone. She would indicate a 

 205 egg type hen under her present condition but we would 

 read her four fingers abdomen one out of condition that 

 would mean a five finger hen if in condition one eighth pelvic 

 bone. We look on No. 5 chart at 1-8 pelvic bone and find she 

 is a 235 egg type hen. 



Our next hen may be a five fingered abdomen hen as in 

 Fig. 16. She may be in good condition as in No. 19, and 

 her pelvic bones may be 1-16 of an inch as in Fig. 24. She will 

 read five fingers abdomen, condition good, pelvic bones 1-16. 

 We look on No. 5 chart at 1-16 pelvic bones and find she is a 

 250 egg type hen. 



