San Juan Record | 1934-03-15 | Page 3 | Laying Characteristics

laying characteristics it Is important to be able to distin golsh Ie tween the laying lans and the non laying birds it if a n bird Is laying flip will he reel red and full tile the vent dilated aind ennist the pelvic hories thin pliable pl lihle and wide alde apart and the abi lomen large soft and tillable while it if not laying the codih will he pale or whitish colored tile the vent contracted and try dry tile the pelvic hones right and close together arid the abdomen firm or bard in a bellow it tied hird the beak vent and shank sh ink of a spivy layer tire are pule pale yellow or white in color whereas the beat vont vent and shank of a poor layer or of a layer that Is a long ions rest are usually bright in color