usually has a head that is long, snaky and usually lacking in 

 fineness. 



Good 



Comb and Wattles: 

 Scarlet red when laying. Usu- 

 ally large for the breed and of 

 fine texture. 



Eyes: 



Brilliant and prominent. 



Beak and Legs : 

 Beak and legs well bleached 

 out indicate a past egg laying 

 performance of four or more 

 months. 



Crop at Night: 

 Full and distended. 



Breast : 

 Very plump and broad. 



Abdomen : 

 Soft and flexible, but not bag- 

 gy ; 4 to 6 fingers capacity. 



Pelvic Bones: 

 Thin, straight, far apart, flex- 

 ible, limiting thickness not 

 over % inch. Less preferable. 



Back: 

 Broad and long. 



Plumage : 



Ragged and worn but closely 

 feathered. 



Poor 



Small, shriveled up, with 

 whitish scurf over sur- 

 face. Usually small for 

 the breed. 



Dull, sunken, listless; in- 

 dicates lack of vitality. 



Yellow, never bleached, 

 unless bred from R. I. R. 

 stock. 



Very light. 



Sunken and narrow. 



Very firm and small; 1 to 

 2 fingers capacity or less. 



Thick, rigid and close to- 

 gether. 



Narrow. 



Loose feathering. No in- 

 dications of industrious 



wear. 

 Toe Nails. 



Usually short and worn off. Very long. 



Be sure and get rid of your slackers. When did you cull 

 your flock last ? Swat the slackers persistently and weed out 

 the boarders. It is the only way to make your flock yield 

 maximum profits with a minimum outlay. 



American breeds, such as Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, 

 Rhode Island Reds, Buckeyes and Dominigues, are consid- 

 ered the best general utility type for the average American 



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