CORRECT POSITION OF HANDS. 
A squab is killed for market when it is plump and well feathered, usually when 
four weeks old, although many are ready for market when a day or two over three 
weeks old. Hold the hands close together on the neck, as shown in the bottcm 
| are and "break the spine of the bird by pulling firmly and then pushing back. 
0 not put so much strength into the operation that you pull the head from the body. « 
This method of killing is faster and neater than using a knife, 
