Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 255, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1913 — Nest Box for Sitting Hens. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Nest Box for Sitting Hens.

The nest box shown in the accompanying out may be made to contain as many nests as desired* and be placed in the poultry house or any other convenient place. When a hen is set in one of the nests, and the end of the lever is slipped from under the catch on the top of the

box and the door falls over the entrance to keep out other hens. They rarely molest a sitting hen after Bhe has held exclusive possession three or four days, and the drop may be again raised. The box legs should not be over six Inches In length. The top in front of the nests, 4 to 6 Inches wide, Is a continuation of the bottom of the box. —Prairie Farmer.

FOR SETTING HENS.