Take the two end pieces (1” × 5” × 26”) and cut the tops at an angle of 60 degrees and the bottom of these ends at an angle of 45 degrees. Nail the bottom piece (1” × 9” × 19”) to these end pieces and then nail on the back (1” × 9” × 26”).
The front piece (1” × 19” × 17”) is then nailed on the hopper.
The two end pieces (1” × 4” × 9”) to be used on the trough are cut at an angle of forty-five degrees at one end and nailed on each side of the bottom of the hopper as shown in the illustration. Then the front of the trough (1” × 4” × 19”) is nailed to the sides. Tack the wire mesh over the opening in the trough and hinge the front piece (1” × 5” × 19”) on the front of the trough with one pair of 1½” (butt) hinges. The other pair of hinges is used to fasten the top (1” × 9” × 19”) on the hopper.
Make the roost by nailing the two sides (1” × 2” × 15”) to the front (1” × 2” × 21”). Fasten this frame on the sides of the hopper with two two-inch gate hooks as shown in illustration.
The hopper when completed is fastened to the sides of the wall of the henhouse with thirty-two number ten screws at a convenient height to the chickens.
DRY MASH HOPPER NO. 2
This model is constructed very much like the hopper already described with the exception of the four compartments which provide for a balanced ration for the chickens. It is not nailed to the wall but rests on the floor.
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