A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



rooms and two scratching sheds can come 

 together, as shown in Fig. 2. The hallway 

 is four feet. A track may be laid and a 

 small car used, which will be found very 

 convenient in a long house in carrying 

 water and feed; also in cleaning roosts, 

 carrying litter, etc., for the scratching sheds. 



In Fig. 1 is shown the arrangement of 

 nests with four to a section, and a small 

 drop door opening into the hallway, through 

 which to gather the eggs. The nests are 

 two feet from the floor, and in size are fif- 

 teen inches deep and one foot high. Muslin, 

 or wire netting, may be used above as de- 

 sired. The slats through which the fowls 

 feed are two and one-half inches apart, two 

 inches wide, and the edges rounded so as 

 not to tear the feathers of the fowls while 

 feeding. The feed troughs may be the full 

 length of each apartment and are easily 

 removed and cleaned. 



The drinking dish illustrated in Fig. 1 is 

 simply a two-quart, or larger, pan, set in a 



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