. The chick book. Poultry. Fig. 2—Style ot Lean-lo Coop Used by Mr. John Hettlch. With much less trouble than wa;tching the old hen. I never use outside coops, even for broods with hens. I have on the south side of a main building a lean-to shed six by fourteen feet with a glass front. (See Fig. 2.) This shed I use for my young chicks. I have movable partitions and can divide it into from three to five compartments, de- pending on the number and the size of broods, each com- partment containing a brood of chicks. From this they can run on the outside in good weather either with the hen, or wit
. The chick book. Poultry. Fig. 2—Style ot Lean-lo Coop Used by Mr. John Hettlch. With much less trouble than wa;tching the old hen. I never use outside coops, even for broods with hens. I have on the south side of a main building a lean-to shed six by fourteen feet with a glass front. (See Fig. 2.) This shed I use for my young chicks. I have movable partitions and can divide it into from three to five compartments, de- pending on the number and the size of broods, each com- partment containing a brood of chicks. From this they can run on the outside in good weather either with the hen, or with the hen confined on the inside, so the chicks can run in and out at will. In this coop they remain until they are weaned, which is from six to ten weeks. Of course this coop must be cleaned three or four times a week, with plenty of litter or chaff on the floor, with dry food fed in litter to make them work, and plenty of fresh water. They grow and thrive from the very start. After chicks are weaned they are moved from this lean-to coop into the main room adjoining, which is 12x14. In this room they are put to roost, while other youngsters take their place in the first or young chick coop. The last lot of chicks I allow to grow up in this shed, while the first lot remain in the main room of the big building until about October 1. when the cockerels are separated from the pullets. My cockerel house is in another part of the yard, with plenty of runway and yard room. Pullets go into my main hen house, which is 12x15, divided into two parts, with plenty of yard room to each part. I do not allow my hens and pullets to run together. I find hens get too fat on a ration that would keep a pullet starving hungry. .\s to feeding chicks I find little trouble to keep them growing from the time they are six weeks to six months old on plerity nf sound small grain, wheat and chopped corn be- ing my main ration. Twice a week I feed them a full mess of wheat bran, middlings and oil-mea! wel
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