CHAPTER VI. 

 CARE OF CHICKS COOPS FOR THEM. 



The foundation of the various poultry diseases is gen 

 erally laid while the young chicks are in the coops. 

 There they are crowded in a confined place, which is 

 frequently damp and unclean. They are shut up close 

 at night in these impure quarters, or they are allowed to 



Fig. 34. 



go out early in the morning, while the grass is wet with 

 dew, and becomed chilled. Some die and some survive, 

 to live unhealthily and die finally of roup or cholera. To 

 prevent these troubles, the chickens, while young, should 

 have the very best of care. The coops should be so made 

 as to secure cleanliness, dryness, ventilation, safety, and 

 to control the movements of the chickens. A coop of 

 this character, which is very convenient in use, is shown 

 in the accompanying illustrations. It is not costly, and 

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