caponize
Americanverb (used with object)
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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
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)
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)
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
The operation of caponizing is performed by cutting in between the last two ribs.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
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)
The breeds suitable for caponizing are the Asiatics and Americans.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
The whole subject of capons and caponizing is treated in detail.
From Your Plants Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment of Tender and Hardy Plants in the House and in the Garden by Sheehan, James
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)
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