. Domestic fowl and ornamental poultry;. o. RETRACTOR. INSTRUMENTS FOR CAPONISING. These are, a scalpel, for cuttinor open the fowl, and cutting the thin skin which en- velops the testicles ; a silver refractw, for stretching open the wound wide enough to operate within ; a pair of spins forceps, de- noted by tlie letter a, having a sharp cutting edge, lilce that of a chisel, with a bevei half an inch in its greatest width, for making the incision and securing the thin membrane covering the testicles ; a spoon- shaped tool, marked b, with a sharp hook at one end for pushing and removing the te
. Domestic fowl and ornamental poultry;. o. RETRACTOR. INSTRUMENTS FOR CAPONISING. These are, a scalpel, for cuttinor open the fowl, and cutting the thin skin which en- velops the testicles ; a silver refractw, for stretching open the wound wide enough to operate within ; a pair of spins forceps, de- noted by tlie letter a, having a sharp cutting edge, lilce that of a chisel, with a bevei half an inch in its greatest width, for making the incision and securing the thin membrane covering the testicles ; a spoon- shaped tool, marked b, with a sharp hook at one end for pushing and removing the tes- ticles, adjusting the loop, and to assist in tearing open the tender covering of the testicles ; and a double silver canula, marked c, for containing the two ends of horse hair or fibre constituting the loop, to be passed around the testicle to draw it out. FORCEPS, SPOON AND 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 Richardson, H. D. [from old catalog]; Poultry. [from old catalog]. New York, C. M. Saxton
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