. The business hen (the latest hatch). Poultry. CHAPTER XVI. HOMEMADE POULTRY DEVICES. Here is a cut of a hen coop that I have found very conve- nient in raising chicks with hens, to keep them from the hawks when small. The cage in front of the common A coop is made of half-inch lumber and covered with l>4-inch poultry netting. It is attached to each side of the coop with one nail so it will easily fit any unevenness of the ground. Being light it can be moved a little every day or two to give a clean spot and fresh grass. The hen is confined in the coop, and, after the chicks are old enough
. The business hen (the latest hatch). Poultry. CHAPTER XVI. HOMEMADE POULTRY DEVICES. Here is a cut of a hen coop that I have found very conve- nient in raising chicks with hens, to keep them from the hawks when small. The cage in front of the common A coop is made of half-inch lumber and covered with l>4-inch poultry netting. It is attached to each side of the coop with one nail so it will easily fit any unevenness of the ground. Being light it can be moved a little every day or two to give a clean spot and fresh grass. The hen is confined in the coop, and, after the chicks are old enough, the front of cage can be raised up on a brick so they can run out. I let them stay in the coop nights after taking. HAWK-PROOF COOP. Fig. 31. HANDY FEED HOPPEftrFiG. 3'<J. the hen away till I want to put them in the Winter quarters. They are easily shut in by pulling the brick out. G. w. s. Vermont. We devised and are using the hopper shown at Fig. 32 for feeding fattening fowls of all ages. The front consists of two strips two inches wide, with a space of three inches between. The ends are made of thick boards six inches wide, seven inches high at front and 10 inches at back. The lid consists of two boards two inches and four inches wide respectively, the wider attached to the narrow by means of hinges. A board two inches wide is sufficient for the back, which is placed against one side of the room in which the fowls are confined. On each side of front space small nails are driven about two inches apart and in nearly to the head. To prevent crowding and smaller fowls from creeping in, wire clipped from baled straw is stretched across from one nail to another in front space. The bottom is a separate piece sawed to fit inside and on which the feed is placed. It may be. 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 ori
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