93 



POULTRY HOUSES AND FIXTURES 



/ strip to keep hen 

 from spiffing 



SECT/ON. 



FIG. 202 FEED HOPPER WITH THREE COMPARTMENTS 

 This easily constructed compartment feed hopper can be used for dry 

 mash, grains, grit, oyster shells, charcoal, etc. Made with sloping top fowls 

 cannot perch upon it. Reproduced from Cir. 26, Utah Agricultural College. 



, .flows less freely than does grain, and the inch wider 

 throat for the dry mash side is desirable to prevent its 

 clogging. 



In the drawing of a cross section of this hopper (Fig. 

 200) the bottom and ends are made of inch boards 13 

 inches wide and the sides and partitions are made of half- 

 inch or five-eighth-inch boards. The partitions and roof 

 can easily be made of a good roofing fabric, or of galvan- 

 ized iron. When made of roofing fabric, half-inch strips 

 of board should be tacked to the ends and bottom of the 

 middle partition; then these strips of board are nailed to 

 ends and bottom of hopper, holding the partition firmly in 

 place. Two laths, one on each side, are then securely 

 nailed to the top of the partition and they make the ridge- 

 pole of the hopper. 



The sloping partitions forming the two sides of this 

 hopper are made similaily, excepting that a single lath, 

 planed smooth so that the fowls' combs will not be 

 scratched by the rough edges, is securely tacked along the 

 lower outside edge of the partitions. A single lath is not 

 stiff enough to hold the outward thrust of half a bushel 

 of grain, therefore a piece of J^-inch wire (telephone wire) 

 is cut the right length and bent over so it can be tacked 

 to the hopper front with a couple of staples and will 

 reach into the lath of the partitions. 

 This will hold the partitions securely in 

 place. 



The slats forming the fronts are made 

 of laths, planed smooth, and are nailed 

 about two inches apart. Along the top 

 of the front is nailed a lath, extending 

 inward and slightly downward, as shown 

 in Fig. 200. This makes a "lip" and 

 tends to prevent the chicks from throw- 

 ing out the food as they pick at it. A 

 little grain will be thrown out probably, 

 but they eat from the ground now and 

 then, especially after a rain has soaked 

 the grain, hence there is practically no 

 waste. 



The cover of the hopper is made slop- 

 ing, just like a roof, and the eaves, 

 should project full four inches over each side. The ends 

 are cut from half-inch box boards and strips of the same 

 material three inches wide are cut for the support of the 

 eaves. Two or three laths are nailed lengthwise between 



the eaves and the ridge to support 

 the roofing fabric which makes 

 the roof. The lath and eaves strips 

 are let into the end pieces, so the 

 roofing fabric nails closely down up- 

 on the ends. A hook and screw eye in 

 the center of each end secures the 

 roof in place so the wind cannot lift it. 



A Simple Feed Hopper For Mash 

 or Grain 



One of the easiest feed hoppers to 

 make and one that will give good 

 satisfaction, is the one shown in Fig. 

 201. Use any convenient box one 

 with the dimensions indicated in the 

 illustration, if available; or, if not, 

 any other suitable size. Remove the 

 top and trim enough off the edges 

 to let it fit between the sides, then 

 adjust it in the position of the dotted 

 lines and nail fast. Make a hinged 



FIG. 203. 



GREEN FEED 



HOLDER 



cover, as shown; or, if increased size is no object, simply 

 saw the upper end off with the proper slant and use the 

 end thus secured for a cover. The hinges can be dis- 

 pensed with, if preferred, nailing a cleat on the underside 

 of the loose top near the front so that when it is in posi- 

 tion it will be held in place by the cleat which rests 

 against the upper edge of the sloping front. If the fowls 

 waste the food by throwing it out over the front board, 

 nail a piece of lath along the upper edge of the board, 

 letting the lath extend in so as to form a lip which 

 catches any food that may be thrown up by the fowl-. 



FIG. 204 A LOW-COST COMPARTMENT HOPPER 



Compartment Hoppers 



For small flocks a compartment hopper to hold sev- 

 eral articles, such as grit, oyster shell and dry mash, often 

 is wanted. The ones shown in Figs. 202 and 204 meet 

 this need and are easily made. The number of compart- 

 ments that may be provided will be determined to some 

 extent by size of box. They should not be made so small 

 that the contents will not feed down readily. The inside 

 surfaces of all boards used in making hoppers should be 

 smooth, as hoppers made of rough boards are apt to 

 clog. The hopper shown in Fig. 204 will be improved by 

 providing a "lip" on the front of the feeding section, ex- 

 tending inward, as shown in Fig. 200, which will prevent 

 the fowls from throwing the contents out on the floor. 



Green Feed Holder 



A convenient means of supplying bulky green food, 

 such as cabbage, mangels, vegetable leaves, etc., is by the 



