| Show construction OF TRAP NEST NESI without use uie of device results result from individuals individual of any flock must be uncertain by J U I 1 JONES 7 mechanical engineer Okla oklahoma boma experiment station it la ia not necessary to dwell on the advantages ot of using trap nests the primary object Is to develop a heavy strain it has baa been found by tho the use of trap nests that the number of eggs laid per hen ben in ia an average lock dock varies from rom 40 to without using trap nests the results from uch such a flock would bo be uncertain tala and probably unsatisfactory it Is tho the ob I 1 bank of trap nests fiesta act ot of the to breed and build up the strain which lays the heaviest b by breeding to tho the heavy brodu producers e era K V for fanciers the trap nest neet Is andl indispensable e pen sable on account of the fact th that at in the ordinary pen there are from six to twelve females to ono one male if nests are used and there are its as many as there are females in the pen it to Is possible to distinguish each hens eggs while it II the tha trap nests fiesta are not used this la Is impossible the use of trap nests goes far to prevent the hens forming the habit of egg gg cating thice are likely to form this habit if ic kept la in limited quarters if so kept they are probably not given the very best food and probably not enough ot of it especially animal food the accompanying drawings of a bank of trap nests are almost self explanatory plan atory the nests are built without any top or bottom the hen enters through the back ot of the nest brushing under the hanging banging wire which releases the door she then passes on to the next compartment toward the front end to inspect the i nest and to remove the hen hen ascer ascertain tala her number and secure te eggs the front doer door is simply 1 in ply unbuttoned ab nb t t boned and let down it will be noticed that the tha two doors are fastened together wilh a cord so that when thel front door as wk 0 a a 1 c e 0 o V V w wjk nt sectional view of nest la Is let down tho the trap la Is automatically set bet again the hen will find jeldi fil I 1 cult to leave through the back door at this time as the hanging wire permits her to go one way only these are so BO simple that in ia making them in almost any quantity the mat material brial should not cost over 15 cents at most per trap nest |
