. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 273. End of long row of nests for sitting hens yet they should be in a place convenient for the attendant to have oversight of them as he goes about his regular work. Most hens may be moved from their laying nests to any desired place, if moved after dark ; many may be moved at any time. But the other kinds of poultry usually resent interfer- ence of this kind, and will incu- bate only in the nests in which they have been laying. For this reason it is customaiy, especially with turkeys and geese, before the birds begin to lay, to pla
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 273. End of long row of nests for sitting hens yet they should be in a place convenient for the attendant to have oversight of them as he goes about his regular work. Most hens may be moved from their laying nests to any desired place, if moved after dark ; many may be moved at any time. But the other kinds of poultry usually resent interfer- ence of this kind, and will incu- bate only in the nests in which they have been laying. For this reason it is customaiy, especially with turkeys and geese, before the birds begin to lay, to place, in locations attractive to them, nests that will be suitable for them during incubation. An empty barrel placed on its side in some partly secluded place is often used for both turkeys and geese. When the birds insist on making nests for themselves the careful keeper furnishes protection (see illustrations, p. 247) and, as far as the birds will toler- ate it, tries to make them secure from molestation. From the greater ease of con- trolling fowls, and because the larger kinds of poultry lay com- paratively few eggs even when not allowed to incubate those produced during their first lay- ing period, by far the greater number of eggs of all kinds of poultry hatched by natural meth- ods are hatched under hens. Nests for sitting hens. Nest boxes should be uniform in pattern and size, and should be so constructed that they may be opened and closed at will, thus insuring control of the hens. Where the number to be set is not large, nests of the pattern shown in Fig. 275 may be used. When large numbers are set it is better to have them made in sections of four and arranged in tiers or banks three or four. Fig. 274. Half-barrel nests for sitting hens, out of doors. (Photograph from H. de Courcy). 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 perfec
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