Show Age of Fowl vl Determined by Many Characteristics The Time age of a n fowl can generally be told by the time size of the spurs but this rule does not alwa always s hold good To some sonic extent the texture of the le leg Isa Is Isa Isa a guide to age oge and so are the tue delicacy delicacy deli dell cacy and freshness of the skin of the face and comb The skin shin of the bod body Is a better test as ns It becomes coarser and looking dry with age Formerly the time wing-feathers wing were considered an absolute test a pullet and a ahen ahen ahen hen even after the time long practice of early breeding had made the molting of early pullets quite common An Australian authority sa says s that a pullet pullet pul pul- pullet let will show rose-colored rose veins on the surface of th the skin under the wings There will also be long silky hairs growing there After a year old these hairs linErs and the veins disappear and the time skin grows white and vein vein- less It Is more difficult to judge the time age of water fowls than of other poultry |