. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. ened quickly. After locking the wings, by putting one over the other, over the back, stun by a blow on the top of the head with a billet of hard wood; then immediately draw a sharp knife across the roof of the mouth, deep enough to pierce the brain. Grasp the wings as soon as possible, and, when the blood begins to flow freely, begin pick- ing, starting with the breast, which is the most important part of market poultry and should not be torn. Do not attempt to pull out many feathers at once; a few each time in rapid suc- cession
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. ened quickly. After locking the wings, by putting one over the other, over the back, stun by a blow on the top of the head with a billet of hard wood; then immediately draw a sharp knife across the roof of the mouth, deep enough to pierce the brain. Grasp the wings as soon as possible, and, when the blood begins to flow freely, begin pick- ing, starting with the breast, which is the most important part of market poultry and should not be torn. Do not attempt to pull out many feathers at once; a few each time in rapid suc- cession will clean the bird while warm. One of the barrels underneath is for offal and coarse feathers, and Fig 547_ the other for the Fowl suspended for picking. SOtt leathers. AS soon as the bird ceases to struggle, both hands can be used in pick- ing. A dull knife for removing pin-feathers should be kept handy. All kinds of poultry, except ca- pons, are picked clean, except the wing tips and neck for about two inches from the head. With capons, the feathers are left on the head, wings, tail, and on about two inches of the lower part of the thighs just above the shanks. When the head is to be removed before market- ing, the bird need not be stunned, but may be quickly killed by inserting a sharp knife near the throat just back of the ears, turning the sharp edge over against and breaking or dividing the first joint of the neck. This causes profuse bleed- ing. The bird immediately loses consciousness and loosens its feath- ers. This is per- haps the most hu- mane method. If the operator prefers to sit while picking, a large box is provided with its upper edges on a level with his knees. First stun the bird by a sharp blow against a post or a very hard surface. Then hold the bird under the left arm with its head in the left hand and the knife in the right. Open the mouth and cut deep across the roof, going well up into the brain. As soon as profuse bleeding is started, grasp the bird
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