Mrs Basley's poultry book; tells you what to do and how to do it; the chicken business from first to last including 1001 questions and answers, relative to up-to-date poultry culture . A box is often used like the picture for drying- fowls after theirbath. It is heated by a lamp and current of hot air; is consideredvery effective and enables one to operate in a cooler room—a greatadvantage to the KtiHly lor the <«liow Getting Ready for the Show To wash and dry four fowls is a good days work for anyone ;even an expert. I have washed fowls for every show at which[ have exhibited: t
Mrs Basley's poultry book; tells you what to do and how to do it; the chicken business from first to last including 1001 questions and answers, relative to up-to-date poultry culture . A box is often used like the picture for drying- fowls after theirbath. It is heated by a lamp and current of hot air; is consideredvery effective and enables one to operate in a cooler room—a greatadvantage to the KtiHly lor the <«liow Getting Ready for the Show To wash and dry four fowls is a good days work for anyone ;even an expert. I have washed fowls for every show at which[ have exhibited: the last time a helper and I washed thirty-two, so I speak from actual experience. In washing thefowls I used four tubs instead of three; the first tub was the clothesboiler because I could make the suds deeper in that than in a suds must be made with ivory soap, or white castile, and be aswarm as one can bear ones hand in. I used a good soft flannelwash cloth and holding the fowls shanks between the fingers ofmy left hand, immerse it, wetting it thoroughly to the skin, usingthe flannel to scrub and wash it most thoroughly till every featherwas perfectly clean : it takes about half an hour in this first tuband two persons are better than one, as every feather should begone over carefully and should look pure white. When the birdis clean, lift it out. and whilst one holds it let the other gen
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