. Practical poultry production . Poultry. 164 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 attemp
. Practical poultry production . Poultry. 164 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 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lamon, Harry M; Kinghorne, J. W. (Joseph William). St. Paul, Minn. : Press of Webb Publishing Co.
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