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Show REEEEIF POULTRY Ml iH i MAKING IMPROVED NEST-BOX Weight of Hen Causes Platform to Tilt, Thereby Closing Door Size Should Vary. The size of the nest should vary as-cording as-cording to the breed, writes Fred L. Bailey in the Farm and Fireside. For the Asiatic breeds it should be not less than 3V4 feet long, 15 inches wide and 20 Inches deep. The hen enters the nest by walking in on the platform. plat-form. Her weight causes the platform to tilt, which, by means of the lever attached, closes the door. When the Improved Nest-Box. hen leaves the nest, she goes for the light which comes in at the slat door. Her weight on the front end of the platform causes the door to open, and it stays open until she finds food and water and is ready to go back on the nest. The box is best with no floor, so the nest can be made directly on the ground. Explanation: A, platform, 1 feet long by which hen enters nest. B, board across back end of platform, on which she puts full weight when entering enter-ing nest, causing platform to tilt. C, lever attached, to platform and door, showing door open. D, point where lever is attached to door. B, point j Where lever is attached to platform. F, board attached to under side of front end or platform, causing platform plat-form to stop on a level when door spens, and helping to balance platform. plat-form. G, cleats with notches in upper ends for axles of platform to rest in. I Notches are 8 inches from the bottom bot-tom of the box. H, partition board between nest and platform. I, nest. J, cover. |
