. The business hen (the latest hatch). Poultry. MIXXKSOTA HOPPER. Kic. I*.. FATTENING COOP. Pio. 19. It requires considerable skill to pick a squab broiler nicely. The skin is tender and the appearance of the bird adds much to its value. A broiler with the skin torn in pieces would be rejected by many buyers. Skillful pickers of larger birds frequently give up in disgust after trying to pick the broilers. Only those with yellow skin and are desired, and, of course, they must be plump and well shaped. These little birds are deprived of food for at least L2 hours before killing, so as to h
. The business hen (the latest hatch). Poultry. MIXXKSOTA HOPPER. Kic. I*.. FATTENING COOP. Pio. 19. It requires considerable skill to pick a squab broiler nicely. The skin is tender and the appearance of the bird adds much to its value. A broiler with the skin torn in pieces would be rejected by many buyers. Skillful pickers of larger birds frequently give up in disgust after trying to pick the broilers. Only those with yellow skin and are desired, and, of course, they must be plump and well shaped. These little birds are deprived of food for at least L2 hours before killing, so as to have the crop empty; hang the chickens by both feet and bleed them by Opening the mouth and with a sharp knife cutting the main artery ;;t the base of the tongue. Draw ail i!1'- blood quickly, pull out the large wing and tail feathers first, then the smaller feath- ally the pin feathers. The grei • taken in picking the wings and the feathers are off throw the little bird in : COOlfl it quickly and loiing. When ready for shipment take them from the ice water and pack in pounded a 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 Collingwood, Herbert W. (Herbert Winslow), 1857-1927. ed. New York, The Rural publishing company
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