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PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION 



the Barred Plymouth Rock 

 and Wyandotte, are kept, 

 it is sometimes advisable 

 to clip one wing of each 

 bird in order to prevent 

 their flying over the fence, 

 when it is only 5 feet in 

 height. 



Clipping the wing. In 

 many instances it will be 

 found necessary to clip 

 the wings of the birds to 

 prevent their flying over 

 the fence, especially in the 

 case of Leghorns and other 

 breeds of this type. In 

 no instance should both 

 wingsofthefowlbechpped. 

 By clipping the feath- 

 ers of but one wing the fowl's balance is lost when it 

 attempts to fly, due to the fact that one wing is shorter than 

 the other. Hold the fowl with the wing spread as shown in 



Figure ISS. — Clipping the flight feathers 

 of the wing. 



Figure 1S6.— The flight feathers 

 clipped. 



Figure 157. — Wing folded after feathers 

 have been clipped. 



