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Show BOARD TO CATCH DROPPINGS Convenient Platform, Liked by Many Breeders, Is Lowered and Raised by Aid of Pulleys. Many breeders like a board platform plat-form under the roosts, to catch the droppings. This keeps the floor cJean, and enables them to preserve the droppings drop-pings in good shape. A convenient board for droppings that is much liked by one breeder, is hinged at the north wall, lowered and raised by pulleys, and held by narrow chains hooked over nails. Every morning, the board is towered into a low box, the width of the board, which is wheeled from place to place on casters. The boards are quickly cleaned with a hoe. Roosts are screwed onto iron brackets fastened to the boards. The roosts are frequently taken tak-en out and painted. Boards for droppings drop-pings should be of good lumber, smooth, and free from knotholes where mites might hide. |