. Fig. 64. The spreader removed and the weights taken off the wings. Notice how the skin slips back over the incision so as to close it. (Drawn from photograph by Slocum) the hair or wire. When the testicle is free, remove it from the body. The method of removing the testicle is shown in figure 63. If only the upper testicle has been removed, turn the bird over and proceed in exactly the same manner upon the other side. After removing the testicle, if the bleeding is at all profuse it is well to remove a portion of the blood by introducing small pieces of absorbent cotton into the body by mean
. Fig. 64. The spreader removed and the weights taken off the wings. Notice how the skin slips back over the incision so as to close it. (Drawn from photograph by Slocum) the hair or wire. When the testicle is free, remove it from the body. The method of removing the testicle is shown in figure 63. If only the upper testicle has been removed, turn the bird over and proceed in exactly the same manner upon the other side. After removing the testicle, if the bleeding is at all profuse it is well to remove a portion of the blood by introducing small pieces of absorbent cotton into the body by means of the hook or nippers, allowing them to become saturated and then removing them. Be sure to remove all blood clots, feathers, or foreign matter. After the testicles and all foreign matter are removed, take out the spreaders, thus allowing the skin to slip back over the incision. LOSSES DUE TO CAPONIZING Even experts are sure to kill some birds, but the loss is small, seldom exceeding 5 per cent where any considerable number are caponized, and usually not more than 2 or 3 per cent. With be- ginners, of course, the percentage is much larger, but with a little *«
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