Show MATCHED LUMBER FOR NESTS plan to have as few cracks and crevices as possible built in portable sections when men first in the poultry business we vre thought that nests made of scrap lumber or small boxes were satisfactory now we believe that the nests should be of smooth matched lumber with as few cracks and crevices as possible says a writer in an exchange they must never be nailed to the sides rides of the wall or beneath the dropping boards but built in portable sections so they can be easily carried f from rom the house for sunning and spraying when we used open nests in some soma of the houses the birds were constant ing ro on them or bothering the hens while they were nere laying after several eggs had been laid in a nest a another hen ben might decide to scratch around in the litter in that nest this resulted in broken eggs and then it wes only a short step to the egg eating habit the best nests are built with a small track at the rear where the hens bens can enter the eggs are removed by lowering a hinged door in front chese nests are slightly darkened and the hens hardly see the eggs that are laid there Is not much scratching ln in the litter in a darkened nest if a soft shelled egg Is laid and broken the danger of the ben eating it Is re deuced the egg eating habit probably causes as much loss and discouragement its aa any habit or disease which troubles poultry keepers tha th remedy Is largely in prevention and this consists la in building the right kind hind of nests |