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POULTRY PRODUCTION 



Figure 42.) Then pineh tlie skin with the thiniih ami fore- 

 finger to drive out as much blood as possible. Now make the 

 incision, being careful to follow the space between the riljs. 

 If the bird has been properly star\ed, there will be no danger 

 of cutting the intestines. The first incision net'd not be oxQV 

 a half-inch long. Then take the sjjreaders and insert as is 

 being done in Figure 38. Be sure to see that each hook of the 

 spreader is against a rib. Spread the incision as far as possible 



Fig. 40 







l^sticle shown in place between jaws of the sincaiicr. ((.'ourtesi' of Kansas 

 At^ricnllural Experiment Station.) 



without tearing the flesh. Then follow np l)etween the ribs 

 with the knife, lengthening the incision until the spreaders 

 may be opened to their lin^it, as shown in Figure 39. Then 

 with the hooked end of the probe tear awtiy the thin, paper)' 

 membranes that cover the intestines, as shown in Figiu-e 3i). 

 "When this has been done and the intestines pushetl aside, 

 the testicle will be in plain sight. In a bir<l of the proiier age 

 it will be a rich creamy yellow and abi.iut the size and shape 

 of a small bean. In very young chicks whose sex can jnst 



