caponize
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Behind his action lay some farfetched reasoning that the chemical used to caponize young chickens and make them into capettes or caponettes might conceivably induce cancer in the consumer.
From Time Magazine Archive
The best time to caponize the cockerel is when he weighs between two or three pounds.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
Thus artificially caponized, the fowl gain weight faster than surgically castrated birds.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some assert that caponized cocks are never afterward subject to the natural process of moulting; but this is denied by others.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
We saw dozens of broods of chickens, and one or two of young guinea-fowl, being taken care of by caponized bantams, game-cocks, and cochin-chinas.
From A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open by Roosevelt, Theodore
Size is equally important as age, and a bird to be caponized should not weigh more than one and a half pounds.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)
Can three to four month old cockerels be caponized successfully in summer, and if so, what care, feed, etc., do they require afterwards?
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)
It is to be expected that the amount of caponizing done in the West will gradually increase.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
On several farms in Massachusetts, 500 to 1,000 capons are raised annually, and on one farm 5,000 cockerels are held for caponizing.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
CAPONIZING.—The castration or caponizing of the male chicken is commonly practised in certain localities.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
After caponizing, feed the bird what soft feed he will eat up and let him have plenty of water.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)
After caponizing the bird should be given plenty of soft feed and water.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
