. The chick book, from the breeding pen through the shell to maturity : contains the experience of the world's leading poultrymen ... Poultry. Fig. 4—Coop with Adjustable Hood Front. ened about the center for the purpose of forming a hood to the coop, which can be set at different angles by placing screw eyes to the sides of the coop. This feature of the coop is grand, as by the hood the hot sun can be kept out as well as driving rains. These coops save me many chicks each season. They are rat proof and storm proof. The hen is kept in by a lath front fastened just at the edge of coop. By paint
. The chick book, from the breeding pen through the shell to maturity : contains the experience of the world's leading poultrymen ... Poultry. Fig. 4—Coop with Adjustable Hood Front. ened about the center for the purpose of forming a hood to the coop, which can be set at different angles by placing screw eyes to the sides of the coop. This feature of the coop is grand, as by the hood the hot sun can be kept out as well as driving rains. These coops save me many chicks each season. They are rat proof and storm proof. The hen is kept in by a lath front fastened just at the edge of coop. By painting these coops and storing when not in use, they last a long time and repay for their cost many times over. When the chicks are older 1 utilize dry goods boxes, cut down to about the same shape, only I make a hood of the lower eighteen inches only REV. C. A. SMITH. ROOSTING COOP FOR STOCK UNTIL READY FOR WINTER QUARTERS—MAKING THE MASH- GRAIN FOOD. As soon as the hen weans the chicks (or if raised in a brooder, as soon as they are large enough to take care of themselves) they are removed to roosting coops made and used exclusively for this purpose. These coops are scat- tered along a hedge fence fac- ing a large orch- ard, where they can get range and shade at all times. The coops are made from cheap lumber, but are strong and. Fig. 5—Mr. F. E. Mow's Roosting Coop. tight. We have them from six to ten feet long, but prefer them ten feet long, two feet high at back, three and one-half feet in front, the roof projecting over the front to keep out rain. Ends and back are boarded tight, and there is also a tight floor. Front is of wire netting nailed to the frame just fitting, and hinged at the top, so as to be closed at night and to shut the chicks in when getting them used to new quarters. The coops have roosting poles lengthwise the whole length of coop. We do not find so many crooked breast bones from roosting on these poles as are found by chicks roosting on the floor. T
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