. The business hen (the latest hatch). Poultry. HOMEMADE POULTRY DEVICES. 151 exercise in the alley where food and water are at hand. We hatched over three hundred chicks here last Spring and the plan worked ; w. h. fisher. Ohio. THE TRAP NEST. It is generally conceded that trap-nesting is too expensive a plan of selection for the average poultryman to use. On page 95 A i Jo £ TRAP NEST OPEN. Fig. 48. Prof. Rice states that it costs about 50 cents to trap-nest a hen for a year and keep the necessary records. For the convenience of those who wish to try the experiment the accom
. The business hen (the latest hatch). Poultry. HOMEMADE POULTRY DEVICES. 151 exercise in the alley where food and water are at hand. We hatched over three hundred chicks here last Spring and the plan worked ; w. h. fisher. Ohio. THE TRAP NEST. It is generally conceded that trap-nesting is too expensive a plan of selection for the average poultryman to use. On page 95 A i Jo £ TRAP NEST OPEN. Fig. 48. Prof. Rice states that it costs about 50 cents to trap-nest a hen for a year and keep the necessary records. For the convenience of those who wish to try the experiment the accompanying illus- trations and notes by a practical poultryman are given:. NEST TRAP NEST SHUT. Pig. 49. "The accompanying designs show a trap nest of my invention, closed and open. Both cuts show a side view of the device. The nest proper is in an outer box. This outer box may slide like a drawer at under side of droppings board. The outer box may be without bottom, thus saving lumber. Fig. 48 shows trap A open. As the hen steps in at B her weight closes the trap A. C is a. 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 perfectly resemble the original Collingwood, Herbert W. (Herbert Winslow), 1857-1927. ed. New York, The Rural publishing company
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