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THE PEOPLE'S PRACTICAL POULTRY BOOK. 



to two inches high, sufficient to allow the grain to fall down as the fowls pick 

 it away. It may be made to open and shut at the bottom to suit the differ- 

 ent sizes of grain. The top or roof may be made of the same width as the 

 box, or it may extend over the sides sufficiently to protect the fowls from rain 

 when feeding. Narrow strips of lath must be nailed to the top and bottom 

 pieces, leaving space enough between them for the fowls to enter their heads 

 when eating. It is open on both sides, and one of this size is sufficient for 

 seventy-five fowls. 



FEEDING TROUGHS. 



It has been frequently suggested that in feeding fowls soft food, instead 

 of throwing it upon the ground, thereby wasting the larger portion of it, a 

 dish or trough of some sort should be 

 placed hi the hennery or coop to con- 

 tain the food. In figure 1 we give an 

 engraving of a trough that may be 



FIG. 1. 



FIG. 2 



procured at little cost, which will meet the wants of most breeders. It can 

 be made of zinc, tin, or earthenware, in an oblong form, to any desired 

 length width four inches, and two to four inches deep. To prevent the 

 chicks getting into the trough and scratching the food out, a loose curved 

 cover, made of tin, zinc, or wood, in form as seen in figure 2, will answer the 

 purpose. The wires which support the cover should be perpendicular, ten 

 to twelve inches high, and set two and a half inches apart. One end of the 

 wire may be driven into the ground, if desired, for a stationary feed box, in- 

 stead of having the top and bottom of the cover soldered to the wire. 



This trough can be made very cheaply 

 by any tinsmith, and will economize 

 food enough during one season to pay 

 for more than a dozen such troughs. 





FIG. 3. 



FIG. 4. 



Figure 3 is a trough divided by the partition P. If desired, one part may 

 contain water and the other food, the whole being covered with a screen 

 made of lath nailed together in the form shown, and kept in position by the 

 ends of the center laths fitting in and keyed to the ends of the trough. The 

 bottom is square or of triangle form. This is for the use of grown poultry. 

 The lattice work prevents them getting into the food with their feet. A 



