FARM EQUIPMENT 
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Creeps are little pens built for very young stock, so 
that they may have an opportunity to walk into the 
creep for their feed without being disturbed by the older 
animals. Young pigs soon learn to crawl into a pen 
where a bottom board is off, to eat from a trough or 
feeder, where the mother can not crowd them away. 
Calves will do better if provided a small pen in which 
to learn to eat grain. Colts and young mules need a 
Fig. 22.—Hog troughs, made to prevent the pigs taking advantage of 
each other. 
creep so that they may not be fought away from their 
grain by the larger animals. Fig. 83 suggests a simple 
creep for pigs. 
Poultry Houses vary with the needs of the flock, the 
weather conditions and the resources of the producer. It 
is not necessary to build an elaborate poultry house to 
start the raising of good chickens. A large goods box 
covered with tarred paper is very satisfactory for a be¬ 
ginning with a small number of hens. In fact, it is not 
the best plan to build a large house. An eight by ten 
foot house is the most convenient, and a part of the 
south side is left open for ventilation. 
