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Show Marking Fowls I an Advantage. Where fowls uro not punch marked It Is not always easy to' tell tha ago TTuTu'uppTnTSuToT'T head Is tho hfBt Indication ot ago. Tho undorbtll of an old hen la so stiff that you can not bend It down, the comb Is thick nnd rough. In a young hen tho underbill U soft and tho comb thin and smooth. If a ben's spurs ure hard and tho' scales on tho legs rough she la old, A young hen hus only tho rudiments rudi-ments ot spurs, .tho scales oa the legs aro smooth, glossy mid fresh colored, the claws tonder and short, tin nalla sharp. |