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the riljs, as in Figure 42. In ten days there will he nutliing 

 left hut a shiny sear. 



"It is custDniary to remove both testieles from one siile. 

 In that case it is better to rcmo\e the lower one hrst. Some- 

 times there is a little bleeding which would hide tlie lower 

 one if the upper one was removed first. Beginners, however, 

 will do well to make two incisions, one on each side, operat- 

 ing at first on a dead bird. After doing this successfully 

 several times, one may tear away the membranes enough 

 to see the second testicle and remove both testicles tlirough 

 the same incision. In fact, one may become so proficient 

 that he can gras]) both organs at once and remove them 

 together. 



Via. 44 



\Vliite n^'iiiouth li<.ick capons. (Courtesy of PuriJuo Agricultural 

 Experiment Station.) 



"After the operation, the birds should be placed in a yard 

 by tliemselves and fed on soft food for three or four days. 

 After that time give them their regular rations. At the end 

 of a week they may be turned in with the other chickens. 

 A few of them will bloat during the first week. This is not 

 serious, and is remedied by pricking the skin with a coarse 

 needle or with the little blade of a pocket-knife." 



Spaying of Pullets. — The spaying of i)ul!ets is not jjractised 

 for two reasons: they are more profital)le as egg producers 

 than as meat producers, and there would be no economic 

 gain in performing the operation. A further and more 



