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Show TRAP NEST IS EASILY MADE One Shown In Illustration Has Been Used at Several Stations With Much Success. The trap nest shown in the Illustration Illustra-tion herewith has been used with satisfaction sat-isfaction at a number of poultry stations. sta-tions. It is very simple, Inexpensive, easy to attend and certain In Its action. ac-tion. It is a box like structure, 28 Inches long, 13 Inches wide, and 16 Inched deep, Inside measurements, a division divi-sion board with a circular opening ?', Inches In diameter Is placed across the box, 12 Inches from the rear and j lei! liffilftll wmm 'ill - " ' jiiA Nest Set Ready for Use. 15 Inches from the front. The rear section Is the nest proper. Instead of a tight door at the entrance, a light frame of lxl'jlnch stuff Is covered with wire netting of a one Inch mesh. The door is ten Inches square and does not fill the entire entrance, a pace of two inches being left at the bottom and one Inch at the top, with a gixxl margin at each side to avoid friction. It is hinged at the top and swings into tho box. The hinges are placed on the front of the top of the door rather than at the center or rear, the better to secure complete closing clos-ing action. The trap consists of one piece of stiff wire about three-sixteenths of an Inch In diameter and 22 Inches long. This piece of wire Is shaped so that a section of it 11 Inches long rests directly across the circular opening In the division board and is held In place by two clamps, one on either side of the circular opening. The clamps fit loosely and the slots are long enough to allow the wir to work up and down about six inches, without much friction. The next section of wire Is eight Inches long, and Is bent so that It Is at right angles with the 11-Inch section, and passes along the side of the box 11 Inches above the floor toward the entrance en-trance door, and is fastened strongly to the wall by staples, but yet loosely enough that the wire can roll easily. The remaining section of the wire, which la three Inches long, Is bent toward the center of the box, with an upward Inclination, so that It supports sup-ports the door when the latter Is open. The end of the wire Is turned over smoothly, forming a notch Into which the door may be slipped when opened. As the hen passes under the open door and then through the circular opening to the nest, she raises herself so that her keel may pass over the lower part of the division board. In doing so, her back presses against the horizontal wire and lifts It enough that the end supporting the door slides from under It. The door swings down and passes a wire spring (near the bottom of the box at the entrance), which locks it and prevents the ben from escaping and the others from entering. A strong button can be attached at-tached to the center of the box at the bottom of the outside to hold the door Frame Work of Ntst. In position when closed. Ry turning the button, the door can then be swung outward to release the bird. Selecting Eggs for Setting. - A selected lot of one doien bens will lay as many eggs as the average aver-age farmer will care to have hatched, and if the hens are re mated to a purebred cock he will be the sire of all the chickens hatched on the farm, thus securing uniformity In color and general characteristics, Instead of having chicks of all shapes, sixes and colors and not of a characteristic merit. The hens not In company will lay Just as many ergs as If with them, and the kk will possess better bet-ter keeping qualities than those thai are fertile. Care of Chicks. As soon as the young chirks are hatched It Is a good plan to remove them to the garden or out under the trees. If the weather Is favoraNe, where they ran get plenty of tn.cu to eataand catch all they like. |
