. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. POULTR Y- CRA FT. 57 In Fig. 44 is shown a cheap and convenient box coop with " knock-down" coop-pen. This coop is 22 x 24 in. — outside measure,— on the ground ; 24 in. high in front, and 16 in. high in rear. When made of these dimensions and of lo-iri. boards the waste of material amounts to ahnost nothing. In the coop illustrated the standard of the door moves in a slot cut in the roof. The roof is nailed fast. The coop is cleaned by tipping the dirt to the back, then to corner opposite the door, then out through the do
. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. POULTR Y- CRA FT. 57 In Fig. 44 is shown a cheap and convenient box coop with " knock-down" coop-pen. This coop is 22 x 24 in. — outside measure,— on the ground ; 24 in. high in front, and 16 in. high in rear. When made of these dimensions and of lo-iri. boards the waste of material amounts to ahnost nothing. In the coop illustrated the standard of the door moves in a slot cut in the roof. The roof is nailed fast. The coop is cleaned by tipping the dirt to the back, then to corner opposite the door, then out through the door, the hen being meantime confined to the pen by a screen of lath placed across the end left open by the tipping back of the coop. Complete ventilation is insured by boring large auger holes in the door and in the upper part of the front; or, a crack an inch. Fig. 45. Cat and Hawk Proof Coops. (By courtesy of " A Few ;) wide may be left clear across the front. For spring and summer use it is better to leave the joints, between boards on the sides, uncovered. The joints in the roof should be covered with strips of lath or batten. The slide door can be placed outside if desired. Coops of this style are often made with hinged roofs, sometimes with only a part of the roof, or the lower half of the back on hinges to allow the coop being cleaned without being moved. A jjoint to be always observed in making a coop of this kind is : if the roof i-s nailed fast, the door must be next a corner, to facilitate cleaning. The coop pen shown in the figure is 4 ft. long, 2 ft. high, 2 ft. wide between the side rails. The top and bottom rails are of i-in stufl:'2 in. wide. The sides and end are made separate ; then the end is nailed to the sides, cross braces of lath. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the origi
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