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board, the screw eyes down; push the rawhide strips through, 

 the holes in the tripboard; turn tlie boards over and draw 

 tlie strips up tight; then bend the door baclc over the trip- 

 board until there is a full %-inoh between the board when laid 

 flat; tlie strap should then be tacked to the lower side of the 

 tripboard. 12. Put the door and tripboard in place. This 

 is done by pushing the iron rods through the sides and the 

 screw eyes. Care should be taken in placing the screw eyes 

 in proper places; if they are not set properly the door will 

 not balance. 



The nests may be built singly or in groups. They may be 

 set in the wall of chicken house under the droppings platform, 

 where a platform is used. This plan will save the cost of 

 covers. In either case it will be an advantage to have nests 



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 This provides for least waste in cutting'. 



made separate and a frame made to receive them, so that the 

 nest may be pulled out to release the hens. Occasionally a 

 hen is slow in coming to the door to be let out. and by pulling 

 the nest out the operation of releasing the hens may be more 

 quickly performed. If the nest is to be used outside of the 

 house, it will be necessary to put a cover or roof on that will 

 protect it from the weather. 



The dimensions of the door and the size of the 

 opening for the door are given for medium-sized 

 breeds. For large breeds it will be necessary to 

 enlarge the opening. The front brace ma}' be raised 

 and the front pieces made narrower. The door 

 opening should not be large enough to admit two 

 hens at one time. 



