. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. 54 PO UL TR r- CRAFT. i!^'!:iiiiM:i :yMiiiiii. ably as long as there are no egg eaters in the pens. Such nests may also be used for sitters, but where many hens are set it is difficult to Fig. 3S. Dark Nests to go under Roost Platform. manage them in the Open nests. Fig. 35 shows a bank of dark nests to go under a roost platform. Fig. 36 shows how dark nests may be constructed to attach to the wall at a suitable height from the floor, thus saving floor space. This nest is mov- able. The sloping top prevents hens perching on it. F
. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. 54 PO UL TR r- CRAFT. i!^'!:iiiiM:i :yMiiiiii. ably as long as there are no egg eaters in the pens. Such nests may also be used for sitters, but where many hens are set it is difficult to Fig. 3S. Dark Nests to go under Roost Platform. manage them in the Open nests. Fig. 35 shows a bank of dark nests to go under a roost platform. Fig. 36 shows how dark nests may be constructed to attach to the wall at a suitable height from the floor, thus saving floor space. This nest is mov- able. The sloping top prevents hens perching on it. Fig. 37 shows a good nest for a sitting hen. Fig. 38 shows similar nests built in pairs, and with movable front to confine the hens to the nests at the will of the keeper. Fig. 39 shows how nests may be placed in a partition and each nest connected at will with either of two pens. The particular ad- vantage of these reversible nests is that they do away with the changing of the broody hens to new nests. Fig. 40 shows how the fronts of the nests are made. Covered nest boxes should be not less than 12 in. high, (14 in. is better), and from 12 to 14 in. square, according to the size of the hens. Patent Nest Boxes.—Nest arrangements designed to show which hens are laying, and also to keep lay- ing records of individual hens, cannot be described or illustrated here. The best of them are patented. The others do not meet general approval. Those wishing such nests will find them advertised in the poultry papers. They are not expensive, and, once Fig. 37. Nest for a Sitting Hen. used, are considered indispensable. 54. Feed Troughs.— The common V-shaped trough is the cheapest and most easily made. A trough 3 ft. 4 in. long may be made from a lo-in. board 4 ft. long, at a cost of about five cents. To make such a trough cut a piece 8 in. long from the board: cut this again Fig. 36, Dark Nest to hang on Wall. A, exterior view; B, interior view; ii, mortised block to hold nest in
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