The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-15
CApONiziNG THE
SURPLUS cockERELs

| the eastern part of the uulteu
States and has created large DE
mana fer eapons Ia the eastern
markets. Al the present time mar
heis are heing established thranghnnl
tie West which means that the cap
oni4ing Industry viii no longer hf
confined to the eastern portion ul the
United states
What Is n e9pon? a capun ia al
altered or castrated male bearing Tue
same relation 10 a enrkefcl that Y
nteel does 10 a bull or q wethrr 10 {
ram IA diapo8ilioa cappn diliett
materially from II cocterel He y
quiet. Shows no aisdoSition to iigh
aud meyer crows After the eoekerc
| has been capnni2ed the comb and wal
! t,ea do not dcgelep The Feathers y
lhe hutkle and saddle grtw Ver
rapidly and become SILKY Ia Nature
| The / III feaiherl extend very i0nN
aud aee mol c0nrse In dres3ina
can1n for market the hackle and sad
die featIler# shoh!d he left a8 We'll 4
a htnth around tht hoek 1hia Is tln
/ cbaritttristie drcaa Of tlte capnn st
Thai il can he distinguished on lln
market MS slich For brief time TN
e0el{cre and The canon make edua
| growth. but the quiet disposition a.
| The capon soon causes him TO mike 8
! more rapid and larger growth. 4
coctefel after he is seven or eight
/ months Cd becames what we tern
| Shaggy" while the capon does not
| Capons In season bring from iSe Il
| soc Il pound IN an established market
| The season for eapons Ia from Christ
mas 10 March II makes 1t necessary
therefore, If we wish to secure eapons
of 4 large siae Ia get them hatchee
early.
The question now arises What
breeds are hest 10 caponi2e~ Any o.
i ihe larrer breeds are all right tc
eanoni2e The general market at tho
present limc Wishes n yellow skin
with light pin feathers. The iilael
l4augshans have white skin and
black pinfeathers and are not as de
arahlc MS the Rhode Island Reds. the
Plymouth Rock or the Wyandottes, II
does not pay to caponlze birds OF tho
lighter breeds.
The time to caponlze Is when yan
can distinguish the cockeres from
the pullets and is generally when they
are from one and onehalf pounds to
two and one half pounds In weight
or from two to three months In age
1t is not advisable to try to caponize
after the birds are four months old.
In order to perform the operation IN
the best possible manner the birds
should be starved at least thirtyslS
hours. II you do not starye the bird
the intestines are crowded full oil
material and You cannot perform the
operation as successfully MS II the
bird has been starved. The instrn
ments used in caponizing are four In
number; First, the knife which Is
used for making the incisi0n second,
the snreader to hold the opening
apart; third. the hook to tear the
trails. fourth, the instrument used for
removing the testiclcs. Some ar
rangement should be made upon
which to place the bird A barrel OF
a box may he used for this purpose
The legs ana wings OF The bird should
he securely fastened and this may be
done by placing a loop about tie legs
with weight and allowing II to hang
over the box or barrel and another
loon. placed around tho wings close
mp 10 The body, ana weight fastened
and allowed 10 hang over the other
end of the hos The weights should
be or sufficient size 80 M TO stretcb
the bird out II IL often desirable to
| t,l g,. t.5I
have the weight hang underneath
This. however, ~ unmportant inat go
we have the bird securely fastened
After placing the bird into position
wet down HE feathers on the eide
and it WIN be necessary 10 remove q
few with the left hand pull the skin
over the hip AZ tightly as possible and
with the right hand make a quick
clean cut incislOn between the last
two ribs The incislon need not be
more than an inch or m inch and
one-half in length. Place the spread
ers in the ineision and spread out
widely enough SO as 10 let in enough
light and give you enough room to
work to advantage 1t is necessary tA
take the hook AMI break The sur.
rounding membrane before the testi-
cle can be seen. Take the instrument
in the right hand, carefully insert il
around the testicie. being very careful
not to tear or break the blood vessel
lying directly underneath. When the
instrument has been placed over the
testieie carefully draw ii out, remoy-
ing 1t from the body cavity. II is not
necessary to do any cutting, but one
should be very careful 10 remove all
OF the testicle. A person who has
become efficient may remove both
testicles from one side but for the
beginner it is better to make an in.
! cision on both sides and remove one
testicle from each side
There are on the market several
different kinds OF instruments for re-
moving the testlcles but the one that
seems to give the best satisfaction is
an instrument that has two jaws reg
uated by a slide. With this instru-
ment the testicle Is caught in the
SCOOP with the cord between the jaws
and gently moving the instrument
outward the cord is severed and the
testicle removed. 1t is not necessary
to disinfect the wound though one
should be very careful not TO allow
foreign matter of any kind to fall into
the body cavity. lf the operator has
pulled the skin tightly back before
making the incision when the bird is
tas-ov oFf from fha fatia fha wound ia