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The Essentials of Poultry Raising 



hopper opening and extends over the opening about one inch, 

 to prevent the birds throwing the mash out with their beaks. 

 The feed opening is four inches wide and extends the entire 

 length of the hopper. A lid is provided for this opening and 

 is hinged at the back edge and provided at the end with a hook 

 and eye, so that it may be left up for the birds/ to secure the 

 mash, or it may be put down to keep rats out, in case the hens 

 require mash only part of the time. One-fourth-inch iron bars 

 are placed across the feed opening so that the birds cannot get 

 their feet into the mash. At the end there are three compart- 



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Fig. 21. A, the end of a grain storage bin. B, the end of a dry mash 

 hopper. 



ments formed by three partitions, which extend to the top. 

 These are for grit, shell, and charcoal. The larger compart- 

 ment will hold one hundred pounds of dry mash. The top is 

 constructed at a steep slant so that the birds cannot roost upon 

 the top of the hopper. The opening into the top of the hopper 

 is twelve inches wide. 



103. Construction of the Nests. The following list of ma- 

 terials is sufficient for the construction of six nests : 



