. The chick book. Poultry. 40 THE CHICK BOOK in raising spring hatched cocl^erels that will weigh nine pounds and over, and pullets that will weigh seven pounds and over by Christmas. Coop and Run for Hen With Chicks. I have seen many sketches of coops, runs, etc., and pres- ent herewith one that I have used for the past ten years with good success. Some of my friends have adopted this style of coop, and one man says of it, "It is the only thing with which I can have any success in the village, as cats are so. 4 Prosperous Brood of Prospective Money Makers. thick they get all my chicks it
. The chick book. Poultry. 40 THE CHICK BOOK in raising spring hatched cocl^erels that will weigh nine pounds and over, and pullets that will weigh seven pounds and over by Christmas. Coop and Run for Hen With Chicks. I have seen many sketches of coops, runs, etc., and pres- ent herewith one that I have used for the past ten years with good success. Some of my friends have adopted this style of coop, and one man says of it, "It is the only thing with which I can have any success in the village, as cats are so. 4 Prosperous Brood of Prospective Money Makers. thick they get all my chicks it they are allowed to ; This coop is proof against hawks and crows as well, or any- thing that does not dig. 1 like the old-fashioned A coop for several reasons. The chicks can get down near the bottom of the coop under the sides, and if the hen scratches they are out ot the way. They are cheap and easy to move, are water-proof and easy to free from vermin. I cut the sides thirty inches long, twenty inches wide, using ten-inch wide boards with a batten of tin or wood over the middle joint. Take three pieces of board, one by two, one for the ridge pole, and the other two for battens near the bottom. Nail these to the sides, as shown in shaded places in front of coop. Take a piece, one by three, and put across the front five inches from the bottom, as shown in the sketch. Nail a piece, two and one-half inches wide, in the middle, leav- ing a space two and three-quarter inches wide at each side. Then nail the rest solid. Nail a board of matchijd stuff lengthwise on the back, or bevel the edges so the water will shed properly if not matched. You can leave a small hole at the top of back for ventilation if necessary. I usually cover the ridge with a strip of tin to make it water-proof. When the chicks get large enough to jump up onto the cross- piece and get out, put a piece of one-inch wire netting across the upper part of the front. To make the runs take a sixteen-foot boa
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