Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1918 — NESTS FOR SITTING HENS. [ARTICLE]

NESTS FOR SITTING HENS.

Where only a few hens are set special quarters are not necessary, but if many are used a separate room should be provided. If portable nests have been -provided for the laying hens, the sitters can-be moved in them to new quarters. Of the various styles of nests used for sitting hens this one has given good sat-, isfaotlon: A box 15 Inches square, 15 inches high with a board six Inches high in front to prevent nesting material from falling out. The nests may be arranged in tiers with a hinge front which makes a platform for each tier when open. When using a blink of nests as the onejust described, it would be well to place three or four inches of damp earth in each nest. The nesting material is next put in and may consist of hay, chaff, or straw. Pack this material down, firmly and shape a circular nest out of it, which should be slightly deeper at the center than at the edges, as a nest so shaped will prevent the eggs from rolling out from under the hen and becoming chilled.