DEVICES FOR FEEDING 7 



lutely essential where chickens have to be hatched dur- 

 ing a considerable space of time in the spring. An ideal 

 condition is to have the chicks all early and all of a 

 size, but few can accomplish this desirable end. 



A wire-topped feeding frame appears in Fig- 

 ure II. The framework of the rack proper is about 





FIG lO: FEEDING PENS FOR CHICKENS 



forty inches square and consists of two-inch strips 

 nailed to four small two by two posts about live inches 

 high, thus leaving a space of about three inches between 

 the frame and ground for the chickens to enter. The 

 top is covered with wire netting and the cross sticks 

 are inserted to keep it from sagging. 



FIG 1 1 : WIRE FRAME 



Automatic Feeder — This plan, shown in Figure 

 12, may be used for grain, shells, scraps or grit, and 

 may be adapted to fowls of any age and size. It is 

 simple in construction and may be of any size desired, 

 but for thirty or forty hens it should be about one foot 

 wide, three feet long and one and one-half feet high. 



