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such as is fed the rest of the flock each morning and evening 

 until about two weeks before it is desired to market them. 

 They should then be given a fattening ration, as discussed 

 on page 293. During the process of fattening they can be 

 fed either in a small pen or by confining them in feeding 

 coops or crates. 



Figure 197. — Capons dressed for market. 



Killing and dressing. In kilhng capons, the method 

 as described on page 297 should be followed. Capons 

 should always be dry-picked. Do not, however, pick the 

 feathers off the neck and head, the tail feathers, those at 

 the base of the tail, the feathers of the last two joints of the 

 wing, and those on the lower part of the leg. These feathers, 

 together with the true capon head, are the characteristic 

 signs by which the capon is known. 



