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that is nailed across the bottom and forms the front of 

 the nest proper. This raises her back so that it touches 

 the door, which then gently rolls forward and closes be- 

 hind her. With a little care in adjusting the door and se- 

 curing a proper balance, the nest is accurate and depend- 

 able. 



FEED TROUGHS AND HOPPERS 



Troughs That Fowls Cannot Get Into. Hoppers That 

 Prevent Wasting of Feed. 



For feed troughs to be placed directly on the floor, 

 the one shown in Fig. 198 is probably as good as any. It 

 cannot readily be upset nor can the fowls get into it. It 

 can be made in any length or width to meet individual 



requirements. A 

 simple, easily 

 made trough is 

 shown in Fig. 196. 

 It consists of or- 

 dinary galavanized 

 e a v e troughing, 

 preferably four or five inches wide, and nailed to suit- 

 able wooden supports. Bend the ends up to close them. 

 Metal troughs are easy to clean and keep in sanitary con- 

 dition. 



The wooden trough shown in Fig. 197 is easily and 

 cheaply made. For adult fowls make it with a 6-inch 

 board on the one side and a 7-inch board on the other 

 in order to have both sides the same height. The divid- 



FIG. 196 METAL FEED TROUGH 



FIG. 197 WOODEN FEED TROUGH WITH REMOVA- 

 BLE DIVIDING BOARD 



ing board is provided to keep the fowls from getting into 

 the trough and soiling contents. The ends of this board 

 are bevelled and slide in slots cut into the end. pieces, 

 making it easily removable for cleaning. 



Feed Hoppers 



For feeding dry mash or grain the hopper shown in 

 Figs. 199 and 200 is highly recommended. This hopper is 

 made three feet long, 13 inches wide and 20 inches high to 

 top of roof. A hopper of this size will hold sufficient food 

 for 40 to 60 adult fowls or growing stock for a week. 



FIG. 199 GRAIN AND MASH HOPPER FOR INDOOR 

 AND OUTDOOR USE 



It is not essential 



that hoppers be fill- 

 ed full once a week. 



In practice it is 



found that it is well 



to fill them about 



half full; then keep 



an eye on them 



when going about 



to the coops with 



water, etc., and re- 

 fill any that appear 



to be getting low. 

 It will be noticed 



also that the parti- 



t i o n dividing the 



hopper into two 



compartments is not 



in the center. As a 



matter of fact, the 



partition is set over 



just half an inch PIG 200 CROSS SECTION OF GRAIN 



from the exact cen- AND MASH HOPPER FOR IN- 

 ter, so that the DOOR AND OUTDOOR USE 



throat of the side 



containing the dry mash shall be an inch wider than the 

 side containing whole or cracked grain. The dry mash 



FIG. 198 METAL FEED TROUGH WITH DIVIDING 

 BOARD 



FIG. 201 SIMPLE HOPPER FOR DRY MASH FEEDING 



