BREEDING AND BREEDS 



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operate. Many trap nests now on the market are 

 defective in this way. Some hens seem to prefer 

 the front compartment to the apparently more 

 comfortable rear one. Unless the trap closes it will 

 be impossible to secure a proper record of the egg. 



Simplicity of 



construction and 

 operation are high- 

 Ij^ desirable. Many 

 nests now on the 

 market are so com- 

 plicated that it 

 would be impos- 

 sible to operate and 

 keep them in repair 

 when working a 

 large flock. In or- 

 der to be effec- 

 tive, the nests, if 

 used on a large scale and constantly, should be so 

 easily tended as to take a minimum amount of time 

 to empty and re-set. At best, trap nesting is expen- 



RELEASING TRAP NEST 



Door at right closes after hen. 

 Sets itself when hen escapes through 

 rear door into another yard. 



PRAME 

 Canvas or paper. 



COOP 



Top and gable on light frame make this 

 coop easy to carry. 



sive ; hence the question of labor must be reduced 

 as much as possible. Trap nests should always be 

 durable and unlikely to get out of order. 



