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EQUIPPING THE POULTRY HOUSE 



Location of Nests. The exact location of the nests depends 

 upon: (1) The plan of the house; (2) the amount of space avail- 

 able; (3) the character of the birds; and (4) the type of nest. 

 The most economical place is to have them suspended under the 

 dropping board and arranged so that the birds enter them from 

 the back; a hinged door on the front allows the eggs to be removed 

 easily. Space is utilized which otherwise could not be used. A 



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FIG. 96. Dark Wall nests, arranged in FIG. 97. Coop for broody hens. Hens 

 tiers. are confined until "cured." 



great many pens of the long type do not provide enough wall room 

 for all the nests. Where large numbers of nests are necessary, it 

 is sometimes advisable to place them two or three tiers high 

 (Fig. 96). 



Advantages of Trap Nests. The building up of a pedigreed 

 line of fowls and the breeding from individuals of known perform- 

 ance is the surest way to success. Trap nests aid in picking out 

 the best producers and elimination of the poor layers. They aid 

 in the detection and isolation of diseases, such as white diarrhoea. 



