CULLING 103 
rather narrow head will be low in vitality 
and naturally a poor layer. 
Consider All Factors. In culling hens, 
one should not consider any one of these 
factors alone, but all of these should be 
taken into consideration. For example, sup- 
pose that a hen has a body conformation 
which indicates that she is a good layer but 
we find that her bill and vent are yellow. 
On first glance we might discard her, on the 
evidence of the yellow beak or vent. On the 
other hand, the facts of the case may be 
that the hen had just gone through her first 
and possibly her only broody period, had 
stopped laying two or three weeks, was 
about to begin to lay again, and would con- 
tinue to be a good layer. Therefore, one 
must consider all of the characteristics and 
weigh them all before a bird is culled and 
sold. 
Culling by Broodiness. The tendency 
of a hen to become broody may be utilized 
in culling. A colored, celluloid band, which 
can be easily taken off and put on, may be 
placed upon the leg of a hen every time she 
becomes broody, and will facilitate the culling 
