102 PROGRESSIVE POULTRY CULTURE 



Some eaponlzimg sets include a oanula andi horse 

 hair or fine wire in place of thei twisting spoon. The 

 twisting spoon- or scoop which gather the testacle, has 

 a slit in the middle into which the cord) attaching the 

 testacle to the foody of the chick, should slip before the 

 spoon is turned. In one form of spoon or scoop, a 

 clipping knife operates in the hollow of the spoon across 

 this slit, severing the cord and doing away with the 

 necessity of twisting and tearing in the removal of the 

 organ. A bottle containing a few ounces of carbolic 

 acid and a package of absorbent cotton complete the 

 outfit. 



The Operation of Canonizing. Whatever the season 

 of the year, the cockerel chickens to be operated upon 

 should be from two to three month of age and weigh 

 from one and one-half to two pound's. The organs of 

 reproduction will each be about one-half inch in length 

 ana one-fourth inch in width, shaped somewhat like a 

 kidney-bean. For thirty-six hours before operating, the 

 chickens .should be kept in a cllean coop having a slatted 

 or board floor and should have absolutely no food or 

 water. The purpose of this day and a half of abstinence 

 from eating and drinking, is to reduce the size of the 

 intestines and thus give room for using the instruments 

 and) seeing clearly the parts involved) in the operation. 

 Operate only in direct sunshine or in very powerful arti- 

 ficial light. In caponizing by electric or acetylene light, 

 a visor with a reflector is sometimes worn by the opera- 

 tor, to throw the light directly upon the organs to be 

 removed. The chicken, is fastened to the operating board 

 by folding a cord) twice around the base of the wings 

 and another cord twice around the legs just above the 

 hocks and passing the cords through holes in the board 

 so placed that the chicken will be held) with his right side 

 up. Weights attached to the ends of the cords beneath 

 thle operating board hold the cords taught and prevent 

 the bird from moving to any troublesome degree. The 

 board with the bird upon it is canted or placed at the 

 right height for easy operating and in position so that 

 the sun will shine down directly and squarely upon the 



