Show V arl 6 G W J vwe wr farm will find them of much convenience portable colony houses may ba employed for part of hatching with hens coops can be made that are easily cleaned where packing boxes can bo be bought from the stores at rea reasonable prices they can be used in different di ways by the farm at a considerable saving in material and labor we do part or of our hatching with hens and set them in a portable colony house bouse feet the house has a shed roof open front a six sash window in one end and a door with both a wooden and a wire sash in the other writes thomas ir bayard of green gree county pa in the national stockman and farmer nests for the sitting hens aro are made from grocery boxes that are not less than 24 inches long 18 inches wide and IG 16 inches deep the top of the box Is removed and made into a partition dividing the box bos into two halves each inches or larger an inch board 6 inches wide Is nailed lengthwise on the top the box is then set on its side and makes two nests A board 12 inches wide Is hinged on this 6 inch board and raised and lowered at will thus confining the hens whenever desired A 2 inch space is left at homemade home made nests the top of this hinged front for light and ventilation by putting t the he hoses boxes the one on the other quite a number of hens can bo be accommodated in a small house see illustration boxes smaller than this can be made into coops the top Is removed and the ends sawed slanting A removable top is made and covered with two ply felt roofing it can be hinged if desired the bottom is removable if desired a door can be cut in the side and hinged on this makes a coop that is easily cleaned and can be stored in a small space colony houses for universal hovers are made from dry goods boxes feet and larger the top is removed and placed in a slanting position by elevating one side of it on a superstructure A door und and a window aro are cut in front being careful to nail cleats before using the saw the bottom is removable the top back and sides are covered with two ply felt roofing if this is painted every year with a roofing paint costing coating cents a gallon here it will last many seasons and can be used for sheltering poultry during the winter |