Pedigree Poultry Breeding. 



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is picked up with one hand ; the band put on the leg and 

 pinched shut (see Fig. 20). 



When the chickens are two to three weeks old the band is 

 changed to the wing- where it remains permanently through the 

 life of the chicken. The transfer is easily accomplished. The 

 chicken is picked up and the band removed from the leg. The 

 clincher points are bent up and the band is ready. The wing 

 is then spread slightly to expose the thin membrane between 

 the body and the inner bone of the wing. With a sharp knife 

 a small slit is made in this membrane about %" from its edges. 

 The band is inserted, number up, in this slit and bent outward 

 in the form of a circle inclosing this tissue. The outer clincher 

 is slipped through the slot in the other end of the band. With 



