POULTRY FIXTURES 
All wood used in the construction of fixtures 
should be as light as possible without making the 
outfit flimsy; nests and the partitions between them, 
as well as the droppings boards, had best be made 
of one-fourth or three-eights inch stuff, together 
with the hinged strip in front which laps down over 
the tops of nests. ‘The irons connecting the perches 
are one-half inch in diameter, and swing in castings 
in the rear so that they may be raised from the 
front and hung back against the rear wall of the 
house, giving a clear and unobstructed droppings 
board, which may be easily swept off. 
Food hoppers for the use mentioned in Chapter 
Nine can be made at home or purchased, just as 
the poultry keeper desires. If home-made they cost 
Construction little or nothing except the labor re- 
of Self-Feeding quired, but if the poultryman has no 
Hoppers liking for manual labor he can get 
good ones made of galvanized iron or tin that will 
be more durable than any he could make himself, 
as well as affording better protection to the feed if 
they are to be used outdoors. Grocers always have 
an abundance of small boxes lying around, and it 
takes very little labor to convert these into efficient 
self-feeding hoppers, and the cost is practically 
nothing. 
The principal of construction can be readily gath- 
ered from the accompanying photographs. The 
pictures show hoppers having several compart- 
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