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weeks, but when old enough to perch, the box, Fig. 36, 

 is placed upon the movable coop floor, and the coop is 

 placed upon the top of the whole, the box being of the 

 size of the boards, ~b 1), in Fig. 34, so that the eaves and 

 sides of the coop overlap sufficiently to shed rain. The 

 box has two perches permanently fastened to it, one of 

 which is seen in Fig. 36. This roost is rat-proof, and 

 half a bushel or so of dry earth keeps it clean. 



