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ably as long as there are no egg 

 eaters in the pens. Such nests may 

 also be used for sitters, but where 

 many hens are set it is difficult to 

 Fig. 35. Dark Nests to go under Roost Platform. manage them in the open nests. 



Fig. 35 shows a bank of dark nests to go under a roost platform. Fig. 36 



shows how dark nests may be constructed to attach to the wall at a suitable 



height from the floor, thus saving 



floor space. This nest is mov- 



able. The sloping top prevents 



hens perching on it. Fig. 37 



shows a good nest for a sitting 



hen. Fig. 38 shows similar nests 



^ 36 Dark Nest to hang on WaU A> exterlor v|ew . 



B, interior view; a, mortised block to hold nest in place. 



built in pairs, and with movable 

 front to confine the hens to the 

 nests at the will of the keeper. 

 Fig. 39 shows how nests may be 

 placed in a partition and each 

 nest connected at will with either 

 of two pens. The particular ad- 

 vantage of these reversible nests is that they do away with the changing of 

 the broody hens to new nests. Fig. 40 shows how the fronts of the nests 

 are made. Covered nest boxes should be not less than 12 in. high, (14 in. is 

 better), and from 12 to 14 in. square, according to the size of the hens. 



Patent Nest Boxes. Nest arrangements designed 

 to show which hens are laying, and also to keep lay- 

 ing records of individual hens, cannot be described 

 or illustrated here. The best of them are patented. 

 The others do not meet general approval. Those 

 wishing such nests will find them advertised in the 

 poultry papers. They are not expensive, and, once 

 Fig. 37. Nest for a Sitting Hen. used, are considered indispensable. 



54. Feed Troughs. The common V-shaped trough is the cheapest and 

 most easily made. A trough 3 ft. 4 in. long may be made from a lo-in. board 



4 ft. long, at a cost of about five cents. 

 To make such a trough cut a piece 8 in. 

 long from the board : cut this again 





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Fig. 38. Double Nest Box for Sitters. 



Fig. 39. Reversible Nests to go in partition between pens. 



