80 THE CALL OF THE HEN. 



The next hen may be a three finger abdomen, five-six- 

 teenths pelvic bone, and in normal condition. If this hen was 

 in Petaluma we would drop her as she would be a paying hen. 



The next hen may be three fingers abdomen in normal 

 condition as in Fig. 19, and pelvic bone three-eights of an inch 

 thick. We put this hen in the shipping crate for market as it 

 will not pay to keep her any longer if in Petaluma. She will 

 not pay for her board after this time and leave enough profit 



The next hen may be four fingers abdomen in normal 

 condition, and seven-sixteenths of an inch pelvic bone. She be- 

 ing a 130 egg type hen it will pay to keep her another year so 

 we drop her. The next hen may be four fingers abdomen in nor- 

 mal condition, and one-half inch pelvic bones. This hen will lay 

 approximately 115 eggs her first laying year, but not enough 

 her second year. So we put her in the shipping crate for mar- 

 ket. 



The next hen may be a five fingers abdomen hen and in 

 good condition, nine-sixteenths pelvic bone. She is 130 egg 

 type hen so we drop her. 



The ;,ext hen is five fingers abdomen in normal condi- 

 tion, and five-eights of an inch pelvic bones. This is a 115 egg 

 type hen so we put her in the shipping crate. 



The next hen may be six fingers abdomen in normal 

 condition, and eleven-sixteenths pelvic bones. She will be a 

 130 egg type hen, so we drop her. 



1 he next hen may be six fingers abdomen in normal con- 

 dition, pelvic bones three-fourths of an inch thick. She will be 

 a 115 egg type hen so we will put her in the shipping crate. 



The next hen may be three fingers abdomen three fingers 

 out of condition, and one-eighth of an inch pelvic bones. If 

 her comb and wattles are pale and bloodless, she is no doubt 

 diseased and should be disposed of, but if her comb and wattles 

 are red, it indicates, as a rule, that she is out of condition on 

 account of accident or lack of feed. In her present condition 

 she scores 166 egg type. If we get her in one finger better 

 condition she will measure four fingers abdomen and score 

 205 egg lype. If we can get her in two finger better condition, 

 she will measure five finger abdomen and may be three-six- 



