HEN’S COLOUR CHANGE.
LONDON, Jan. 26. A story of a hen apparently changing colour to match her companions has been told by Mr A. M. Gilpin, of the Eoval Dublin Society, Balls’ Bridge, Dublin. About a year ago. he states, a black hen joined a flock of white hens of her own accord. Her owner could not he found and she refused to leave the other hens, although repeated-attempts were made to get- her to do so. "Within the last few months,” Mr Gilpin adds, “this hen has become almost white. Is this a common occurrence? 1 have never seen such a case before.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 March 1926, Page 4
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104HEN’S COLOUR CHANGE. Hokitika Guardian, 20 March 1926, Page 4
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