December, 1910 
ices. If the nest is raised four or five 
inches from the floor and built with a por¬ 
ous bottom it is more easily kept dry. The 
compartments should be separated to pre¬ 
vent interference between layers. Each 
of these should be at least 16 x 12 x 14 
inches. In order to be lifted for cleaning 
some light material must be used. A con¬ 
venient arrangement is a long, narrow 
box, fitting the available space, divided by 
partitions into individual nests. Wire net¬ 
ting makes a very good bottom for this 
type of nest. 
The bird’s instinct to hide its nest is 
strong in the hen, and by affording oppor¬ 
tunity for secretiveness, hens are stimu¬ 
lated to lay. For this reason the nest 
should be closed on all but the entrance 
side, and this turned toward the wall. 
Even with the small flock the trap nest 
should be used—there is no use feeding 
non-producers. 
The trap nest is as useful to the small 
poultryman as to the man who runs a 
large poultry plant. It is so arranged that 
each laying hen and her product may be 
identified. A trap nest may be improvised 
from a box of suitable size. Cut out en¬ 
trance and exit in opposite sides, and in 
each suspend a door so that it will swing 
at a pressure of the fowl's head. The 
entrance door swings inward only—the 
exit door swings outward. After the egg 
is laid, the hen passes through the exit 
into a small enclosure from which she is 
liberated after her achievement has been 
recorded. 
Where rational methods are used in 
nest construction, it is hardly necessary 
to use nest-eggs to secure the fowl’s pat¬ 
ronage of the nests. Where they are used, 
however, those of dull finish are prefer¬ 
able to the smooth glass ones. 
Frequently inspect the nests and re¬ 
move any filth therefrom. See that no 
broken eggs are left in the nest, or the 
fowls will develop the habit of esrg-eating. 
A hinged lid to the nests will greatly 
facilitate this cleaning of the nests and 
aid in the gathering of esrgs. To prevent 
vermin, sprigs of cedar, tobacco stems or 
sulphur may be intermixed with the nest¬ 
ing material. When this becomes packed 
or trodden, replace with fresh and let the 
fowls arrange it to suit themselves, as the 
nest should be attractive from the hen’s 
standpoint. 
M. Roberts Conover 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
POULTRY DEPARTMENT 
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