Show A GOOD POULTRY r NEST trap nest which can be made out of grocery box A useful trap nest can be made of grocery boxes those I 1 have are 12 inches each way explains the correspondent spon dent of farm and home the illustration shows how they are made in the cut the trap is set ready for the hen to enter A cleat c Is fastened to a small piece of cord which is tied to 8 nail on the side of the box set the trap by raising it and resting the cleat on the nail with the other end under the arm marked a this leaves an opening from four to six inches wide which Is not enough for the hen to enter ip going into the aest she will be obliged to raise tho trap door which will let the cleat fall thus clos ang the trap after the hen has gone in I 1 made the trap door the arms and the cleats out of lath leave a little space between the boards in the walls so the heat can escape otherwise it will be too warm in summer the bottom board b in front should be ahree or tour inches wide and the lower piece of the tap door should rest against this so the hen cannot get her head through raise the trap and get out I 1 have bands on one leg of each ot my hens and a record sheet on which I 1 keep account of the eggs laid by each it Is some bother to have trap nests but I 1 get more eggs since I 1 have used them because I 1 do not have to keep the hens that are poor lay ers I 1 go to the henhouse every tour hours to look after the nests and each time I 1 lake something along to give them that would otherwise go to waste mrs wachendorf kesha county als |