58 THE HOME POULTRY BOOK 
The man with but little spare time can make it 
possible for the hens to pick their own greens in 
Summer by sowing a patch of oats in the poultry 
yard and putting over it a strip of inch-mesh poultry 
netting attached to a light frame resting on two 
boards six inches wide set on edge at each end, the 
boards being sunk two inches into the ground to hold 
them in position. The hens will be able to eat off 
the oats only as they grow high enough so that they 
can be reached through the wire. 
The plan of hanging cabbages and other vege- 
tables in the hen house so that the hens will have 
to jump for them is not a good one, although often 
advocated. The birds are likely to be injured. 
Hens are fond of kale, which is not injured by the 
frost and may be left in the garden until after snow 
flies. This is an excellent green ration for early 
winter and easy to grow. 
