TRAP NESTS 



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View of trap nests The left-hand one is closed and the one on the 

 right open to show triggers. 



front, to keep the nesting material from interfering with the gate. This 

 also makes the hen more certain to trip the trigger in entering the nest. 

 The partitions of the nests ,are made mostly of cheap muslin, and 

 extend from the platform to the roof, so that the hens cannot roost on 

 them. The fronts are made in one section and held in place by three 

 nails, partly driven, so that they may be readily removed should the 

 interior of the nest need spraying or whitewashing. The cost of mak- 

 ing one of these doors with the gate and trigger attached is about 

 25 cents each, so that there is no excuse for a handy man being with- 

 out trap nests on his poultry plant 



Handy Poultry- Catching Hook 



There is nothing belonging to 

 a poultry ranch more useful than 

 a good catcher. Some folks call 

 the dog, the children and even 

 the neighbors when they want 

 to catch a few hens. Now the 

 right way is to have a good piece 

 of poultry wire made into a small 

 panel, drive the flock, or part 

 of them into a corner, set up 



T j u i ii. the panel and catch the fowls 



Improved hook part of poultry . , .^, A , . , 



catcher quietly one by one with this han- 



dy catcher. In fact, it is just as 



