Shipping Live Poultry 297 



The English frequently break down the breast 

 bone of young fowls that are not very fat, in order 

 to give them a plumper appearance. This may 

 be done by grasping the fowl with both hands 

 and pressing with the thumbs on the breast until 

 the bone, or the structure which supports it, 

 breaks and leaves the fowl with a less prominent 

 breast. The Germans frequently break down 

 the breast bone of chickens and ducks by strik- 

 ing a smart blow on the most prominent part 

 of the bone with a smooth, well-rounded paddle. 



SHIPPING LIVE POULTKY 



When live poultry is shipped long distances 

 to market, it should be placed in coops which are 

 high enough to permit the fowls to stand erect. 

 It is also an advantage, and will give' comfort to 

 the occupants of the coop, if the top is made 

 of slats which are far enough apart so that they 

 may straighten up and pass their heads between 

 the slats. 



Shipping crates or coops should be as light as 

 is consistent with the requisite strength. Large 

 and heavy crates are awkward to handle and 

 are expensive to transport. Large coops on many 

 accounts are not so desirable as small ones, par- 

 ticularly if they are well filled with heavy fowls. 

 It should be borne in mind that these shipping 



