40 THE CALL OF THE HEN. 
Fig. 27 shows a hen with pelvic bones three-eighths (?/;) of an 
inch thick. 
Fic. 24—1/y¢-inch pelvic: bone. Indicating a typical egg-type hen, which means 
that virtually all the food she consumes above that necessary for bodily maintenance 
goes toward the production of eggs. If of one-finger abdomen, she would lay about 
36 eggs in her first laying year; if of three-finger abdomen, she would lay about 180 
and if of six-finger abdomen, she might lay 280 eggs in her first laying year. 
Fic. 25—1/s-inch pelvic bone; indicating egg type, but not so typical as the preced- 
ing. If of one-finger abdomen, she would lay about 32 eggs in her first laying year; 
if of three-finger abdomen, about 166 eggs; and if of six-finger abdomen, about 265 
eggs in her first laying year. 
