12 AGRICULTURE HANDBOOK NO. 3 09, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 





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Figure 6. — Quonset-shaped, all- wire hutches with counterset nest box 

 and hopper feeders. 



Doors : 



Two pieces of welded, 14- 

 gage galvanized wire, 1- by 

 2-inch mesh, li/^ feet wide by 

 1 foot 8 inches long. 

 Miscellaneous : 



Steel rod. — 5/16-inch round 

 steel rod, 8 feet 11 inches. 

 Two pieces, 2 feet 61/^ 

 inches long for nest 

 supports. 

 One piece, 3 feet 10 

 inches long, for rein- 

 forcing the front of 

 the hutch. 

 Wire. — No. 12 galvanized, 21 

 feet 71/^ inches. 

 Three pieces, 4 feet long, 

 for edging around 

 ends and partition. 

 Two pieces, 914 inches 

 long, for vertical nest 

 support. 

 Two pieces, 1 foot 41^, 

 inches long, for hori- 

 zontal nest support. 



Two pieces, 2 feet long, 

 for feeder yokes. 

 Wire. — No. 9 galvanized, 7 

 feet 4 inches. 



Two pieces, 1 foot 8 

 inches long, for ad- 

 ditional support at 

 the ends of the hutch. 

 Two pieces, 2 feet long, 

 for reinforcing the 

 door openings. 

 Fasteners : 



100 hen -cage clips, small 

 size, for fastening the 

 floor, top ends, and parti- 

 tion. 

 25 hen-cage clips, large size, 

 for door hinges and for 

 fastening the No. 9 wire. 

 30 hog rings. No. 101, for 

 fastening the 5/16 inch 

 steel rod to the floor. 

 Door latches. — Any standard 

 latch, or fastener, may be 

 used. 

 In constructing a unit of two 



