CHAPTEK IX. 



MANAGING THE SITTERS. 



We are now prepared to explain in full the manage- 

 ment of the sitting hens. It is, say, 4 o'clock p. m. 

 The sitters have been shut in their nests all day without 

 food or water, the doors being in the second position, 

 closed, but the hens have been exceedingly comfortable, 

 owing to the special provision for guarding against the 

 heat overhead and permitting the free circulation of air 

 in every part of the building, the comfort of the attend- 

 ant and of the birds both being secured. The layers 

 have had access to all the yards and to their own nests 

 all day, the doors leading to the latter remaining at the 

 third position. Enter attendant at either operating 

 room, it is immaterial which: 



1. Operate feed shelf at one of the small yards. 



2. Close the gates to that yard. 



3. Operate feed shelf at opposite small yard at same 

 side of main building. 



4. Close the gates to that yard. 



5. Put doors of layers' nests in second position 

 (closed). 



6. Put doors of sitters' nests in third position (not 

 quite wide open). 



7. Operate the long feed shelf same side of the 

 building. 



. 8. Put doors of sitters' nests in second position 

 (closed). 



Next go through the eight operations aforesaid on the 

 other side of the building. Next go through the alley 



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