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FIG. 208. Birds to be exhibited should be carefully washed and conditioned. A, 

 White Wyandotte male ready for washing. The bird should be held so as to prevent flut- 

 tering. B, All feathers should be completely wet and white soapsuds worked into them 

 clear to the skin. An especially hard place to clean is the back and base of tail. C, bir<J 

 thoroughly rinsed and ready for bluing water. 



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