THE CALL OF THE HEN. 43 
Bh 
Fic. 30—1-inch pelvic bone. A very beefy type. Almost all the food consumed 
above that required for bodily maintenance is used in the making of flesh. We find 
them in the hens that have abdomens from four to six fingers deep. They lay very few 
eggs. 
Fic. 31—14-inch pelvic bone. This indicates that the hen is of the typical beef 
type. She is an enormous feeder, hence only found in hens of about six-finger capacity. 
She will lay practically no eggs. 
