52 POULTRY APPLIANCES AND HANDICRAFT 



with the lid nailed on and four inches from one end 

 rule a line as shown by the dotted line in the first illus- 

 tration in Figure 62. Then mark the other end of 

 the box on the opposite sides in the same way, also 

 shown by the dotted line. Now saw the box wdiere 

 these lines are, and it will make two nests like the one 

 shown in the second half of the figure. Nail a cleat 

 of one-inch stuff just at the top, and inside of the high 

 sides of the box. This cleat makes a convenient han- 



FIG 62 : PLAIN NEST BOXES 



die, and at the same time strengthens the box. The 

 nests should be placed beneath the droppings board with 

 the high sides next to the entrance of the pen or hen- 

 house. By tarring all the joints or painting them with 

 a solution of carlxilic acid, thev are easily kept free 

 from vermin. They will be found much better than a 

 long box, as one can be removed at any time for set- 

 ting a hen in another part of tlie building. I never 

 have any trouble from the hens flying off their nests 



