HOUSES FOR LAYING HENS 



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long, with the entrances near the partition, away from the 

 Ught, and wjth hinged covers in front for the removal of 

 the eggs. Each section of five nests can be tal^en out, 

 without disturbing anything else, and cleaned and returned. 



Interior of One of the Pens in the "House for Two Thousand Hens," 

 Described by G. M. Goweil. 



Troughs are used for feeding the mixtures of dry meals, 

 shell,' bone, grit and charcoal. The bottoms are made of 

 boards, 7 inches wide; the ends being of the same width 

 and 18 inches high. The back is of boards and the cover 

 is of the same material and slopes forward sufficiently so 

 the birds cannot stay on it. A strip 5 inches wide is nailed 

 along the front edge of the bottom to make, the side of the 

 trough. Pieces of lath are nailed upright on the front, 

 2 inches apart, between which the hens reach through for 

 the feed. A strip 2 inches wide is fastened to the front of 

 the trough at an angle of about 45 degi;ees to catch the fine 

 meal that the birds pull out and would otherwise waste. 

 They clear it up from this little catchall and so waste is 

 mostly prevented. 



Feeding by Rail. 



Two lines of 4 x 4 inch spruce are arranged as an elevated 



