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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 striking a smart blow on 

 the most prominent part of the bone with a smooth, 

 well-rounded paddle. 



SHIPPING LIVE POULTRY 



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, particularly if 

 they are well filled with heavy fowls. It should be 

 borne in mind that these shipping crates or coops 

 are required to be handled quickly, and if they are 

 heavy, rougher usage is given them than would be 

 given to smaller ones. These coops are usually 

 sent by express, and the employees of the express 

 companies find it necessary to work rapidly and 

 often are prevented from handling the coops carefully. 



