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PROFITABLE POULTRY PRODUCTION" 



HEN GATE 



The frame is placed in 

 the fence. Hollowed doors, 

 hinged at top, swing in- 



are illustrated to serve as examples. The prin- 

 cipal advantages of these houses are that they can be 

 taken down and stored flat from season to season 



and thus be made to last 

 considerably longer than 

 the material ordinarily 

 would if made into coops 

 that could not be stored 

 conveniently under cover. 



An egg cabinet is a use- 

 ful device for holding eggs 

 for hatching. It enables 

 the poultryman to turn a 

 large number of eggs in a 

 very short time. Two such 

 devices are illustrated, 

 rh'^e'^f^u'^hut"^"*"'"'''^^''" one for a small the other 



for a large number of eggs. 

 A popular style is an ordinary egg case of rather 

 small size which can be turned over from day to day. 

 Poultry gates should all be self-closing, either 

 by weights or springs. Often hens escape from the 

 poultry yard and wander up and down outside 

 trying to get in. To provide opportunity for this 

 a little gate may be inserted in the wall, preferably 

 at some corner where the 

 hen may be driven. Enough 

 opening should be made 

 around the gate itself to 

 encourage the hen to poke 

 her head against the gate 

 and thus enter the yard. 

 Such gates should swing 

 shut of their own weight rather than by springs, 

 because this leaves nothing to get out of order. 



TREDDLE TRAP NEST 



Door closes when hen 

 steps Inside. 



