SELLING OFF OLD HENS 137 
Again, nature has provided that the eggs 
have to leave her body between her pelvic 
bones. In a pullet these bones are so close 
together at the time she begins laying that 
two fingers will scarcely go between them, 
but as she continues to lay they are gradually 
forced apart so that in a yearling hen some- 
times three fingers can easily be placed be- 
tween them. In this case a hen is said to be 
a good layer of large eggs. 
The price at which fowls are sold does not 
vary much unless some special market is 
found. No poultryman cares to sell fowls 
in the spring so I imagine the chickens in the 
market at that time must be cold storage. 
Directly before the molting season is the 
best time to sell as the hens have then fin- 
ished their profitable season. If carried 
through the molt the income will result in 
just that much loss. At this time, July and 
August, the summer boarding season is on, 
so a location in proximity to a summer .col- 
ony then shows its advantages as fowls bring 
18 to 20 cents live weight at just the time 
they should be sold. 
