Show Con Con pi nt Nests s Easy sy I to Keep in Good Order Good nests are are easy to clean and easy to to get get et when c collecting eggs Th They y are most convenient to reach when loc located ted under the the dropping bOards or on the sIde walls Unless the dropping boards are ar at least four feet from the floor the nests nests' should not be under them There should be one nest for every four birds In the pen A box 12 by 12 inches Is the most suitable size for the average a bIrd A 1 by 4 Inch pIece placed about four Inches In front of the nests will give the hen ben a a place to step from Into the nest By hinging thIs strip It can be used to to close the nests against t pullets In the fall and the broody hens In the spring The New Jersey experiment station ranks nesting materials In the following follow follow- Ing order hay shavings sawdust and straw 10 o make cleaning cle l easy casy they suggest building nests In sections 12 by 12 b by 16 incites Inches with a strip In front of 1 by 4 inch material to hold holdIn In the nest filler and a similar strip for the back of the nests This sets on a platform the width ot of the nests nest and as long as the row of nests Is to be The nests are covered with a top of matched lumber answers for forthe forthe the platform for the second tier of nests When It to la desired to cleanthe clean the thc nests they are simply pulled oft off the platform and aU all the nest materIal falls faUs to the floor These nests can oon be used either under the dropping boards or on the sIde wails |