The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-10-17

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| Of fresh air in the summer and no
direct drafts IN the winter.
Nests
Most people when they come %
[ building nests, do not stop 10 think
about the number necessary. On
/ our way 20 town we pass new hen
house just constructed, half Of the
/ inside or more Is taken up with
/ nests. One nest 60 every hen be
nests look Ike battery u looking
al the hen house you first see the
nests and then the hen houses. Too
many nests are a waste Of money.
/ As a general rule one nest % every
eight or ten hens is sufficient In
/ the case of trap nests one nest 20
every four hens is necessary The
nests must be built simple, movable,
and with one quarter inch mesh
I hardware cloth for bottoms. They
may be built IN series Of four OF
five, and movable. attached TO the
wall with hooks or other ways OF
fastening They should be located
I so they are cool In the summer yet
I they must be located in a more or
/ less dark and secluded place. The
hens prefer a semi-dark and more
or less secluded place for them 20
/ lay IN. The nests should have plen-
/ ty Of litter % prevent broken eggs.
| Nest egg may be used % get the
hens 20 lay in all the nests instead
Of a favorite few. The nest should
I be n inches square and ten 20
/ twelve inches high. Tho more roomy
I the nests the better One other good
way OF providing nests, where trap
nests are not wanted, is to build
| trough about eight or ten feet long.
This trough 70 be about - inches
wide on the inside and eight or ten
inches deep No partitions are nee
essary. In practice you will find
the hens viii lay in this trough,
which is easily cleaned out. Plenty
Of litter should be used on the floor
of the trough. This is the simplest
form of common nests, and very
satisfactory. These nests are used
quite extensively on the large Cal
ifornia egg farms If you prefer
TO buy nests, buy galvanized iron
nests, the simpler the better. Many
makes or kinds are on the market
today.
Trap nests are Of course the best
where you have time 10 look after
them. II Is necessary TO release the
trap nests about every hour COM
mencing al ten in the morning until
about three IN the afternoon The
trap nests are becoming more and
more popular all the time u VIII
only be question Of time before
most up-to-date hen houses viii De
equipped with trap nests. In con-
s,ructing these do not forget sim
plicity The complicated trap nests
are a failure Many reliable ready
made trap nests may be purchased.
Il is also possible 10 make your
own trap nests. You can secure
free plans Of making trap nests from
the United States Department Of
Agriculture, Washington, ID. c., ask
ing for bulletin. How 10 make
simple trap nest" The trap nest is
the babcock tester in the poultry
yard. We urgently recommend the
trap nests, where people are inter
ested in increasing their poultry
flock.
Dry Mash Hoppers
f<Alti AHAtuAaA haNa 'AtatAg NV"
Gates that the best way Of making
hens lay Is 10 feed them plenty Of
dry mash. Il Is the mash mixture
that makes hens lay To keep the
dry mash mixture before the hens
all the time we use so-called dry
mash hoppers. Plans for making
dry mash hoppers may be secured
from the Extension Service. A. 4
NJ College Of Texas. The dry mash
pppers are Of various CONSTRUCTIVE.
mi.of them are built on the prin-
ing ~ keeping a supply 81 dry
ging. se the hens without vast
locate thclthout the hopper clog
table about H. found u wise a.
MANY kinds ~ n hopper on a
mrv De- purchased from m floor
XII hnua.s Tho yer, y h0npefs
LaIn out nf galvanized iily sup
Driahins losa'si"'i afe
Ws have found common rliA'
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