POULTRY-HOUSE CONVENIENCES. 



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nest-boxes, made so that they can be easily slid back and 

 forth. The ends are made one inch higher than the 



Fig. 19. 



sides, that they may not slide clear through or fall down. 



At ~b one box is shown pulled out in the room, while at 



a the box is seen pushed 



through into the adjoining 



room. As fast as the hens 



manifest a desire to sit, they 



may be furnished with eggs 



and put in the sitting-room, 



in which laying fowls are 



not allowed. As all do not Fig. 20. m 



have poultry-houses, a box similar to the one shown in 



Fig. 20 may be adopted. A light frame-work of lath is 



placed over the box before moving. 



A SET OF NEST-BOXES, 



made without nails, which can be quickly taken apart 

 for packing away, whitewashing, etc., may be made of 



