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Abstract

An automatic enclosure nest for domestic fowl which is formed by a frame having side partitions and continuous joining rails, the nest as created by the frame as having a fowl entry and exit and end egg removal end. The entry and exit end permits the entry and exit of the fowl to and from the nest and the egg removal end permitting the removal of the egg laid by the fowl while in the nest. A movable floor positioned within the nest and is inclined when the nest is empty but is moved to a substantially leveled position when a fowl enters the nest and its weight effects the inclination of the floor. The floor returns to the inclined position when the fowl leaves the nest. A trap allows the fowl to enter an empty nest but prevents another fowl from entering the nest when the nest is occupied. An ejector is movable within the nest to force the fowl from the nest through the fowl entry and exit end after a preselected time is passed. A motor driving the ejector to force the fowl from the nest can operate a single nest or a group of nests. Several groups of nests are usually included in the single operation and are programmed to operate in sequence so that there are always nest available for fowls to enter and lay eggs. When a fowl lays an egg in the nest on the substantially level floor and is subsequently removed by the ejector, the floor returns to the inclined position and the egg rolls down the incline through the egg removal end of the egg to an appropriate collection mechanism.

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