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laying hens, which they enjoy very much. 
I don’t think it necessary to give plans 
and specifications for making these nests, 
for anybody can look at the cuts and see 
just how they are made. Each nest should 
be about 14 inches square and 14 inches 
deep for small hens, and about 16 inches 
square and 16 inches deep for large hens. 
A little deviation will do no harm, but the 
principle of seclusion and protection from 
heat, cold and storms should be adhered to. 
In the summer-time these nests are 
placed on the north side of the house and 
in the winter-time on the south side. This 
arrangement gives them the cool shade of 
the house in the summer and the warm 
sunshine in the winter. In more northern 
localities, where there is lots of snow, 
they can be placed inside of the house in 
the winter and moved out again in the 
summer. When they are moved inside 
of the house for winter use they should be 
set facing the wall, so as to give the same 
seclusion and protection to the laying hens 
as they did when they were on the outside 
of the house. 
Almost any kind of a house that you 
happen to have, if it is comfortable, can 
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