Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . £Aa lf/£IV. /?v/,v^ ffo^/ro roff y/erir Fio. 215.—The construction of hens nests. feet. The floor area is 2 feet square. A removable bottomis constructed of three 8-inch boards which should be tonguedand grooved. Notches are cut out so that the floor boardsfit around the frame. This floor is used in the winter and 524 POULTHY CULTURE early spring when the ground is cold and wet. Later, itis dispensed with and the hen is set on the ground. Heryoung are brooded on the ground later on. The area onwhich the coop rests should be slightly higher than the sur-
Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . £Aa lf/£IV. /?v/,v^ ffo^/ro roff y/erir Fio. 215.—The construction of hens nests. feet. The floor area is 2 feet square. A removable bottomis constructed of three 8-inch boards which should be tonguedand grooved. Notches are cut out so that the floor boardsfit around the frame. This floor is used in the winter and 524 POULTHY CULTURE early spring when the ground is cold and wet. Later, itis dispensed with and the hen is set on the ground. Heryoung are brooded on the ground later on. The area onwhich the coop rests should be slightly higher than the sur-rounding ground to insure the dirt floor being dry. The topof the coop is covered with rubberoid or other equally goodroofing material. The front is slatted with one slat removableand slat hinged at the middle so that it may be placed withoutremoving the top. To keep out rats and other nocturnalanimals, a frame is made 2 feet square on which is tackedJ^-inch mesh wire netting. This netting frame is placed infront of the house at night
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