EXTERIOR FIXTURES AND GENERAL EQUIPMENT 



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considered merely temporary however, every effort being 

 made to get some fruit trees growing in the yards as soon 

 as possible. Fruit trees provide the best of shade and 

 will soon prove a source of additional income as well. 



MISCELLANEOUS OUTSIDE EQUIPMENT 



Omit None of These Articles of Equipment That Can Be 



Used to Good Advantage. They Save 



Time and Strength. 



It does not pay to abuse broody hens; neither does 

 it pay to allow them to continue sitting indefinitely before 

 breaking them up. If taken in hand as soon as broodi- 



225 OUTDOOR GREEN POOD PROTECTOR 



pose) the fowls will get double enjoyment out of it. If 

 they do not find some of the grain until after it sprouts, 

 so much the better. 



PIG. 226 A COOL SPOT ON A HOT DAY 



Green Food Protector 



In small yards it often is desirable to use a frame such 

 as is shown in Fig. 225 for protecting small plots of 

 green stuff so that the fowls can help themselves to the 

 leaves when they reach the proper height, but which will 

 keep them from trampling over the plants, scratching 

 them out or killing them off by pick- 

 ing out the tender gree'n hearts as 

 they almost invariably do when 

 given the opportunity. Make the 

 frame of any convenient size, using 

 boards 6 to 8 inches wide for the 

 sides and covering with 1-inch poul- 

 try netting, using sufficient cross 

 pieces to hold the wire at the proper 

 height. 



Shade for Bare Yards 



It is not as clearly understood as 

 it should be that fowls and chicks 

 suffer greatly from extreme heat 

 more so, perhaps, than from cold, 

 and it is not only an act of hu- 

 manity, but a source of added profit 

 as well, to provide for their comfort 

 during the hot weather by seeing to 

 it that they have olenty of shade. 

 Where there is no natural shade it is 

 necessary to provide it in some ar- 

 tificial manner. Almost anything 

 will answer, though in permanent 

 yards it pays to set up substan- 

 tial shelters, such as the one shown 

 in Fig. 226. These shelters should be 



FIG. 227 OUTDOOR COOP FOR BROODING HENS 



ness develops they can be broken up more quickly and 

 will be ready to start laying again in much shorter time 

 than will be the case if they are allowed to sit for several 

 days before being placed in confinement. The best way 

 to break them up is to confine them to a suitable coop 

 such as the one shown in Fig. 227. 



In warm weather it is more satisfactory, as a rule, 

 to have the broody hens confined to these outdoor coops 

 rather than indoor coops such as are illustrated on page 

 91. This outdoor coop is used and recommended by 

 the Missouri State Poultry Experiment Station, and its 



FIG. 228 OUTDOOR FEED HOPPER 

 Photo from United States Department of Agriculture. 



