New and Improved Poultry Appliances. 



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The catching-hook here de- 

 scribed is an improvement of an 

 old invention. (Figs. 108, 109 

 and no.) The changes made 

 are, first that the wire is so forti- 

 fied and braced that it remains 

 practically rigid (Fig. 109) and 

 second, that the hook end is so 

 bent that it permits the shank of 

 the fowl to be easily caught and 

 held effectively, but without 

 injury to the shank owing to the 

 restricted entrance which pre- 

 vents the shank from being easily withdrawn, and the large aperture 

 which gives freedom of action while the shank is held. (Fig. no.) 

 The shank, however, is easily released by the attendant. 



The hook is made from a broom handle and a six-foot piece of num- 

 ber 10 steel wire which can easily be bent into the proper shape. (Fig. 

 no.) 



The catching-hook in actual use is shown in Fig. 108. The wire is 

 less conspicuous than the wooden end which attracts the fowls' attention 

 while the hook catches the shank. The fowl is then gently drawn from 

 the flock and the foot released. 



Fig. 1 10. — The catching-hook. Note end2 

 ^0/ wire turned back to prevent injury, 

 wide opened to catch quickly and re- 

 stricted clutch and enlarged hold. 



Fig. 



III.- 



-The chick feed-trough in use. 



A CHICK FEED-HOPPER. 



Planned by R. C. Lawry. 



The hopper-feeding of finely cracked grain to young chicks calls 

 for a device with a large available feeding surface, handy to fill, easy 

 to clean and which will prevent the chickens from scratching out the 



