ILLUSTRATIONS 
A TYPICAL COMMERCIAL LAYING HOUSE . 
ONE TYPE OF MODERN COLONY HOUSE . 
FRONT AND END VIEW OF BROODER HOUSE 
FRAMING OF BROODER HOUSE ... . 
FRONT ELEVATION OF LAYING HOUSE . 
DETAIL CONSTRUCTION OF LAYING HOUSE 
CoNSTRUCTION OF NESTS AND BROODY 
COOP’: 5,5 ee a es ee RE EE ec 
CoNSTRUCTION OF FEED HOPPER .. . 
THE HEN AT LEFT IS LAYING WELL. THE 
HEN AT RIGHT HAS MOLTED AND HAS 
STOPPED LAYING. . ..... . 
Testinc “sPAN” BETWEEN REAR END OF 
KEEL AND PELVIC BONES. A SPREAD 
OF FOUR FINGERS INDICATES A GOOD 
PRODUCER. THIS IS CALLED “SPAN- 
NING” & 6 & @ wo oe we = % 
TESTING SPREAD BETWEEN PELVIC BONES. 
A LAYING HEN WILL SHOW A SPAN OF 
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