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
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)
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)
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.
The breeds suitable for caponizing are the Asiatics and Americans.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
The operation of caponizing is performed by cutting in between the last two ribs.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
The purpose of caponizing is not, as is sometimes stated, to increase the size of the chicken, but to improve the quality of the meat.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
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