Show A Good Type of Fattening Crate IJ 1 j1 J Z I 1 7IIP3 11 Simple but Good Type of Fattening Crate A very good typo of fattening crate In use at the Pennsylvania state college col-lege and expcrlmen station Is recommended I recom-mended In a recent bulletin from that station The crates are usually made six feet long 18 to 20 Inches high and 18 Inches wide The crate Is divided Into three compartments each holding fiom four to six birds according to the size of the chicken The crate Is made of slats usually li Inches wide by liveeights of an Inch thick Those in front are placed two Inches apart to allow the birds to put their heads through for feeding Tha shts on the bottom are placed tlmree fourths of an inch ajmrt to allow tho droppings togo to-go through Care should bo taken not to have the first bottom slat at the filing of his campaign oxjenses did not back fit too closely against the bacK or the droppings will collect and decompose de-compose The slats on the bottom should be ono Inch by half an Inch and run lengthwise of the crate The slats on the back and top are usually two Inches apart A frame is made of I1h H I Inch by 1 inch as shown in Illustra Yi ilion i-lion Very fair coops may be made from old packing boxes by taking off the 4 front and bottom and substituting slats In their places During warm weather these crates may be placed out of doors They may bo protectcc from the rain by boards laid on top In cold weather the q crates should hi placed In a house or shed ntoro they are protected from the raw cold winds There Is a small Vshaped trough arranged ar-ranged in font i of tho coop for feeding and watering the chickens This trougi Is usually made three Inches Y deep of halfinch lumber It Is hung fIn f-In front of crate by wire Bofoie the birds are placed In the crates they 41 should be well dusted with atilphur After the birds are placed In the crates they should be for starred 20 r hours and fed very sparingly for n few days till they get accustomed to the change of feed Overfeeding on the start often has injurious offect on the digestive system S t 7 I J I |