8 POULTRY APPLIANCES AND HANDICRAFT 



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The ends, a a, should be cut as shown, then a board 

 as wide as the ends and as long as the feeder should 

 be nailed horizontally between the ends as they stand 

 upright and four inches below the shoulders. Cut 

 the sides, b b, and nail in position, next make a V- 

 shaped trough as long as the feeder and invert between 

 the lower edges of b b to keep the food from running 

 out too much at once. Nail on strips, c c, which should 

 be four inches wide, and put on a cover with hinges. 

 Feeding by Clockwork A feed box as in Figure 

 13 may be quite easily arranged to open at a certain 

 hour each morning or afternoon, thus providing for the 



FIG 12: AUTOMATIC TROUGH 



fowls during the keeper's absence. Any alarm clock 

 with a fixed key will answer. Unscrew the key that 

 winds the alarm by turning it backward. Have a piece 

 of thin but strong iron, about four inches long, welded 

 to the key, so that it protrudes beyond the clock. 



Make a box, of any desired shape, but with a 

 cover on hinges that protrudes beyond the box, having 

 the part that protrudes heavier than the part that covers 

 the box, so that the box will open when not prevented 

 from doing so by the piece of iron, a, or the alarm key 

 of the clock. Set the alarm for the hour it is desired to 

 feed, do not wind it too tight, and have the alarm key 



