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POULTRY PRODUCTION 



between tlie ribs. They arc reached in capunizing by an 

 Incision Ijctween tlie last two ribs. 



The object of castration in chickens is mucli the same as 

 in other animals. Besides the effects ah-cady noted it 

 renders them more tractalde in disposition, they are easier 

 keajjcrs and make more economical gains. "Where it is not 

 desirable to market the surphis cockerels as broilers, capoidz- 

 ing admits of rearing the males with the ])iillets without 

 danger of injury to the latter, and the constant annoyance 

 which greatly retards their dc\'cl(ipment. 



Fig 



Tlio ri^^lit size for caijo!iizinii. (<'/onrtes:\' of Mr. Getirgc Buuo>'.) 



Making Capons.' — "Caponizing is a simple operation. Any 

 careful person can soon learn to do it successfully. The 

 fact that a. bird's testicles are hidden away inside the bod\' 

 has caused most people to suppose that the operatiiin of 

 removing them is at once difheult and dangerous While 

 the percentage of loss is somewhat larger than results from 

 the castration of the larger animals, it need not run much, 

 if any, abo\'e 5 per cent for the begimier. (hw of the reasons 

 whv the uiunber is as large as it is, may be that the bird 



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