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birds need is a bit of rest, a new idea, and extra food 

 enough to give a new fillip to the laying powers. The 

 swinging jail supplies the needed opportunities for rest, 

 new ideas, etc. ; good feed with plenty of ground oats 

 in it will give a new start, and the confinement need not 

 be solitary. The " jail" is made slatted on all sides but 



Swinging Home-Made " Jail " for Sitters 



the top. It may be swung from the roof, about a foot 

 from the floor; but, far better, I think, is a position 

 under some leafy tree, swinging from a horizontal 

 branch. Green feed must not be forgotten. A door in 

 the top gives chance to catch the fowls when necessary, 

 and cups on the outside may contain the feed and 

 water. Sometimes, one board across the short way of 



