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Show ' Fattening Crate f?EhtoVA&I.E. PROPPING t&OAR.O It may be advisable to confine 'poultry in small pens for markel feeding. This fattening crate is easily eas-ily made by the poultry raiser and also will make an ideal broody coop, Feeding and watering troughs should be placed so that the bird! may secure food and water betweer the slats. Place a wire bottom sc that drippings can fall through to fi removable dropping board foi cleaning. De-icer for Livestock I V, Cup ond tread! 1 B 'N'Jr Thf "03tat IWsfi. Calrod heater , Jv0 , 4fl 1 Hand holt Electrical conduit Wattr pip Htotina, cool 1 Cosing S flexibl-wterconntct1 A barnyard drinking cup in a: open area where stock have acces to it from all sides has been de ' veloped recently. The cup rests on ; heavy steel cylinder installed in th earth to protect the water suppl, pipe, electric heating unit for th cup, heating cable for the pipe, an thermostatic switch. Drawing b i Geneva Agricultural Experimer station. Cannibalism Termed Frequent in Winter Cannibalism may be started 1 the laying house during the winte months due to confinement of bird formerly adjusted to ranges, to lac of proper air, improper housinj floor laying, injured birds left i house, blow-outs and insufneier and improperly constructed nests a weU as idleness, crowding and u adequate eating and drinking spaci The remedy will lie in removal the offenders. |