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in a season, it would mean an income from the feathers 

 greater than the profit on the majority of chickens sold. 

 The feed necessary to carry them on must, of course, be 

 considered. Intended breeders should not be plucked, 

 unless at a period when the feathers are falling natu- 



Ostriches Five Months Old. Fluffy Skirt Dancers which Give Up their Own 

 Decoration 1 to Decorate Miladi. (Government Year Book) 



rally. It is stated that plucked ducks will not lay as 

 early, nor as many eggs ; nor will the eggs be as fertile. 

 In other words, growing feathers is a drain upon the en- 

 tire system. 



