58 THE HOME POULTRY BOOK 



The man with but little spare time can make it 

 possible for the hens to pick their own greens in 

 Summer by sowing a patch of oats in the poultry- 

 yard and putting over it a strip of inch-mesh poultry 

 netting attached to a light frame resting on two 

 boards six inches wide set on edge at each end, the 

 boards being sunk two inches into the ground to hold 

 them in position. The hens will be able to eat off 

 the oats only as they grow high enough so that they 

 can be reached through the wire. 



The plan of hanging cabbages and other vege- 

 tables in the hen house so that the hens will have 

 to jump for them is not a good one, although often 

 advocated. The birds are likely to be injured. 

 Hens are fond of kale, which is not injured by the 

 frost and may be left in the garden until after snow 

 flies. This is an excellent green ration for early 

 winter and easy to grow. 



