Excerpt from Poultry Feeding The shape of the body is an important characteristic. A laying hen has a deep, broad body indicating abundant space for a large digestive and reproductive system. Unless a hen can consume and digest a large quantity of feed, she cannot produce a steady yield of eggs. The legs should be of medium length, strong, and placed well apart. The neck should be short and thick; the breast full and round, and the keel well covered with meat. The tail should be carried erect; this characteristic is more noticeable among male birds than among pullets or hens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.