The poultry manual; a guide to successful poultry keeping in all its branches, fancy and practical . s necessary to guard against rats and skunks. Itmight run in and out, on two cleats, thus being easily *A coop, with doors and floors, is good. Convenient handles can be made of old harness, and buttonsof wood. Before I had everything buttoned, looked, or other-wise securely fastened, a few chicks were smashed by slammingdoors. A lath yard with top, and one open end fitting up to orover the coop makes a han comfortable, yet prevents her drag-ging a young brood around in dew or storm.
The poultry manual; a guide to successful poultry keeping in all its branches, fancy and practical . s necessary to guard against rats and skunks. Itmight run in and out, on two cleats, thus being easily *A coop, with doors and floors, is good. Convenient handles can be made of old harness, and buttonsof wood. Before I had everything buttoned, looked, or other-wise securely fastened, a few chicks were smashed by slammingdoors. A lath yard with top, and one open end fitting up to orover the coop makes a han comfortable, yet prevents her drag-ging a young brood around in dew or storm. With their motherthus restrained, chicks cultivate a garden finely. I lodge themin a hen-house at three weeks age, before they are weaned, sotheir mother can introduce and teach them to roost. A tamehen can be driven in. A wild brood must go into coop, as usu-al, and after dark be carried to the house. When coops are putaway, the open ends of coop yards are placed together, two andtwo, making several complete yards, which I keep full of grainfor chickens to work on. Slats are 2^/^ inches A Long Poultry House on a Farm Where the Owner Regards Poultry as One of the Best Paying Departments of Farm Industry. FARM POULTRY. 137
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