54 POUL TRY-CRAFT. 
“ably as long as there are no egg 
eaters in the pens. Such nests may 
also be used for sitters, but where 
many hens are set it is difficult to 
Fig. 35. Dark Nests to go under Roost Platform. manage them in the open nests. 
Fig. 35 shows a bank of dark nests to go under a roost platform. Fig. 36 
shows how dark nests may be constructed to attach to the wall at a suitable 
height from the floor, thus saving 
floor space. This nest is mov- 
able. The sloping top prevents 
hens perching on it. Fig. 37 
shows a good nest for a sitting 
hen. Fig. 38 shows similar nests 
built in pairs, and with movable 
front to confine the hens to the 
nests at the will of the keeper. 
Fig. 39 shows how nests may be 
placed in a partition and each 
nest connected at will with either Fig. 36, Dark Nest to hang on Wall. A, exterior view; 
of two pens. The particular ad-_ B, interior view; a, mortised block to hold nest in place. 
vantage of these reversdble nests is that they do away with the changing of 
the broody hens to new nests. Fig. 40 shows how the fronts of the nests 
are made. Covered nest boxes should be not less than 12 in. high, (14 in. is 
better), and from 12 to 14 in. square, according to the size of the hens. 
Patent Nest Boxes.—Nest arrangements designed 
to show which hens are laying, and also to keep lay- 
ing records of individual hens, cannot be described 
or illustrated here. The best of them are patented. 
The others do not meet general approval. Those 
wishing such nests will find them advertised in the 
poultry papers. They are not expensive, and, once 
Fig. 37. Nest for a Sitting Hen. USed, are considered indispensable. 
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54. Feed Troughs.— The common V-shaped trough is the cheapest and 
most easily made. A trough 3 ft. 4 in. long may be made from a 1o-in. board 
4 ft. long, at a cost of about five cents. 
To make such a trough cut a piece 8 in. 
long from the board: cut this again 
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