lOO BIGGIE POULTRY B<*OK. 



condition of the pelvic bones. The pelvic bones are 

 1 Boated at the lower part of the abdomen in the rear 

 of the fowl between which the egg passes when it is 

 being laid. It has been demonstrated that if the tip 

 of the fore-finger fits snugly between these bones, the 

 hen is a poor layer. If it requires the tips of the first 

 -and second fingers snugly to fill the space between 

 these bones, she is a good layer. If it requires the 

 lips of the first three fingers the hen is an excellent 

 layer. A pullet that has not laid, or has just begun 

 laying, will have these bones of the pelvis almost 

 -touching. The bones gradually widen as the fowl 

 continues laying, and at two years of age are much 

 farther apart than at one year old. 



This method is the central thought of several 

 widely- advertised "systems," such as the Walter 

 Hogan, the Palmer, and others. Each claims to be 



A RECENT DEVELOPMENT ! BABY CHICKS IN VENTILATED 

 BOXES READY FOR SHIPMENT. 



