Morgan County Star | 1912-08-17 | Page 4 | Plan for a Hen Hatchery

PLAN FOR A HEN EN HATCHERY door placed in front of each nest hinged with leather and held by wooden cleats here Is my plan for a successful successful hen hatchery I 1 take 16 foot gumbei and make stalls for 12 hens which makes the nest boxes a little over I 1 14 4 60 A hen hatchery inches wide writes J A crandall or of norwich kan in the farmers mail and breeze slats and thin lumber may be ud for the 11 partitions floor the nest department chicken waro alro Is used to cover the top of runs except for the doors A each of which is 28 inches long enough to cover twos two runs the doors D B are the same length there is also a door 8 by 10 inches in the front of each nest b box and all doors are hinged with leather and held with cleats the root board Is not hinged or nailed but held in place with cleats and may be lifted 0 off fr