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Show Culling the Hens j The federal government Issues the following Instructions ahout culling hens: "Cull all hens that are sick, weak. Inactive, lacking In vigor, vig-or, ' poor eaters: those with shrunken, hard, dnll or whitish colored comb: those with thick stiff pelvis bones that are close together, and those that have a small spread or distance between the rear end of the keel and pelvic bones. Those that have a full firm or hard abdomen abdo-men are also less desirable, and those that have molted or begun to molt should be removed likewise.. In breeds having yellow legs and skin, the discorded hprS would also show yellow or medium yellow legs, srd yellow beaks and vents." |