. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 109. Box coop with wire front, used without run. Fig. iio. Box coop used with run, as shown in Fig. 112 appears to have been first made of barrel staves. This style of coop has been made in all sizes, from the small coop, barely large enough for a hen to stand and turn in, to a building capable of accommodating a hundred fowls. Such large sizes are, however, unusual. The most common size of coop of this type for a flock of adult fowls is about 8 feet square on the ground and from 6 to 8 feet high, designed to accommodate from twelve
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 109. Box coop with wire front, used without run. Fig. iio. Box coop used with run, as shown in Fig. 112 appears to have been first made of barrel staves. This style of coop has been made in all sizes, from the small coop, barely large enough for a hen to stand and turn in, to a building capable of accommodating a hundred fowls. Such large sizes are, however, unusual. The most common size of coop of this type for a flock of adult fowls is about 8 feet square on the ground and from 6 to 8 feet high, designed to accommodate from twelve to fifteen hens. This style of coop, in small sizes, was probably designed quite as early as the barrel was used, and has been used ever since. It is not known that at any time, down to within a few years, those making such coops gave any thought to the point of conformity to correct principles. The idea in building them seems always to have been to make the cheapest thing that would serve the purpose. Those who, within the past few generations, have tried to make the best possible coops and houses for poultry have generally kept away from this type, considering it not much of an advance over the makeshift barrel coop or the improvised shelter of poles and straw or corn- stalks sometimes used on farms. They overlooked. 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 original Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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