POULTRY BREKI'IN'".. 



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to get a uniform bend on each one. In consequence a good 

 deal of time is often lost in putting them on the legs of the 

 chicks. It seemed desirable to have some sort of mechanism 

 which should bend these bands more rapidly and uniformly 

 than could be done by hand. A device to accomplish this pur- 

 pose was invented by Mr. F. D. Sterry. Laboratory Assistant. 

 and is shown in Figure 9. 



Fig. 10. Chick leg bands. A. As the band comes from the manu- 

 facturer. B. Band bent at one end. C. Band bent at both ends as 

 recommended. 



The construction of this device will be plain from the figure 

 and an account of its operation. The leg band which is to be 

 bent is inserted between the two fixed posts a and b with its end 

 against the adjustable stop d. The post c on the movable bar 

 to which the operating handle is attached then engages the out- 

 side of the band. By rotating this arm about the axis on which 

 it is pivoted, the leg band is rolled around the post a and given 

 the desired bend at one end ( Figure 10B). This post a is 

 filed to exactly the size which has been found by experience to 

 be best for the bend in the band. Having bent one end of the 

 band by simply reversing it and going through the same opera- 

 tion a similar bend may be put in the opposite end. giving the 

 band finally the appearance shown in Figure 10C. 



It has been found desirable to have these chick bands bent 

 at both ends because they can then be put on the leg of the chick 

 with much greater speed and uniformity of fit. To put one of 

 these bands bent at both ends on the leg one simply takes it 

 with the thumb and forefinger bearing on the two bent ends 

 and slips the chick's leg into the band on one end and then by 

 compressing the thumb and finger the band rolls around and 



