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arated before the fattening period begins. It is 

 always advisable to have the individuals as nearly 

 uniform as possible as regards age and size. Uneven 

 flocks are not nearly so satisfactory to feed as 

 uniform ones and are quite as unsatisfactory to 

 sell, particularly if they are sent to market alive. 



FIG. 62. A handy crate for carrying live fowls. 



If it is desired to fatten cocks or cockerels that 

 show a disposition to fight, they should be con- 

 fined in coops which are provided with slat bottoms 

 or bottoms made of poles near enough together 

 so that the fowls cannot drop between them. These 

 coops should be placed at some distance from the 

 ground, so that the droppings will not foul them. 

 While attempts may be made to fight, yet as one 

 or both of the combatants will almost surely step 

 between the slats the combat will not be carried far. 



