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laying hens should receive more feed than those not 

 laying, in the evening when the grain feed is given an 

 extra quantity can be allowed the hens that are in the 

 run with the male, while those not laying will get 

 only the regular allowance. To a certain extent this 

 should prevent overfat. 



The trap nest used in this system is made by 

 simply fashioning two light doors, using wire netting 



INTERIOR OF A MODERN "LAYING HOUSE." 



with one-inch mesh; the door through which the hen 

 enters to lay is hung from the top to swing inward, 

 and is pushed open by the hen, closing behind her by 

 its own weight. The door in the rear of the nest, 

 opening out into the cock's yard, is similarly hinged 

 to swing outward. When the hen enters the cock's 

 pen she cannot return. These doors, or gates, are 

 light so as to work easily, and should be the size of 

 the entrance of the nest box. 



I know this is a strictly first-class idea, and espe- 



