THE HEN AT LEFT IS LAYING WELL. 
THE HEN AT RIGHT HAS 
MOLTED AND HAS STOPPED LAYING 
TESTING “SPAN” BETWEEN REAR 
END OF KEEL AND PELVIC BONES. 
A SPREAD OF FOUR FINGERS INDI- 
CATES A GOOD PRODUCER. THIS 
IS CALLED “SPANNING” 
TESTING SPREAD BETWEEN PEL- 
VIC BONES. A LAYING HEN WILL 
SHOW A SPAN OF THREE FINGERS 
AND THE BONES WILL BE FLEX- 
IBLE AND THIN. IF THICK THEY 
INDICATE A POOR PRODUCER 
