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1. Select the breed and variety. 
2. Select the best fowls in mating for the breeding pens. 
3. Cull out the inferior eggs before incubation in Feb¬ 
ruary and March. 
4. Cull the day old baby chicks. 
5. Cull out chicks that make poor growth. 
Fig. 110.—A. Poor hen. B. Good hen. 
6. Do not select summer chicks for producing layers or 
breeding stock. 
7. Cull Fall pullets. 
8. Cull inferior cockerels and cocks. 
9. Cull defective and diseased birds. 
10. Cull the hens. 
In culling hens you will find that the hens that are 
laying will have a red, swollen soft comb and wattles. 
The pelvic or lay bones will be wide enough apart to lay 
from two to three fingers between them. The fowls are 
active and the eyes are bright. The vent will be wide, 
smooth and soft. If the hens have been laying for some 
