Show USING PACKING BOXES farm Poultry mari will find them of much convenience portable colony houses may be employed I 1 for part of hatching with hens coops can be made that are easily cleaned where packing boxes can be bought f rom the stores at reasonable prices they can bo be used in different ways by the farm tryman at a co considerable I 1 saving in material and labor we do part ot of our hatching with hens an and d set kham the m in a portable colony house feet the house has a shed roof open front a six sash window in one end and a door with both a wooden and a wire sash cash in the other writes thomas L bayard oe of green county pa in the national stockman and partner farmer nests nest s for the sitting hens are made from grocery boxes that are not less than 24 inches long 18 inches wide and 16 inches deep the top of the box Is removed and made into a partition dividing the box into two halves each inches or larger an inch board 6 inches wide Is nailed lengthwise on the top the box Is then set on its side and makes two nests A board 12 inches wide Is hinged on this 6 inch board and raised and lowered at will thus confining the liens hens whenever desired A 2 inch space is left at 18 I 1 7 A homemade home made nests nesta the top of this hinged front for light and ventilation by putting the boxes the one on the other quite a number of hens can be accommodated in a small house see illustration boxes smaller than this can be made into coops the top Is removed and the ends sawed slanting A removable top to Is made and covered with two ply felt roofing it can bo be hinged it if desired the bottom Is removable it if desired a door can be cut in the side and hinged on this makes a coop that is easily cleaned and can be stored in a small space colony houses for universal hovers are made from dry goods boxes feet and larger jarger the top is removed and placed in a slanting position by elevating one side of it on an a superstructure A door and a window are cut in front being careful to nail cleats before using the saw tho the bottom is removable the top back and sides are covered with two ply felt roo roofing flAg if this is painted every year with a roofing paint costing cents a gallon here it will last many seasons and can he be used for sheltering poultry during the winter |