

The price paid for setting hens runs from 75 cents to $1. When 

 rented they bring usually 50 cents. Purchased hens can generally be re- 

 sold in the fall for 75 cents. 



TYPES OF INCUBATING COOP. The hens procured, it is neces- 

 sary at this point to consider what sort of coop or box for nesting purposes 

 should be employed. The two types most generally used are illustrated 

 in Figures 5, 5-A, 5-B and 6. Their description follows: 



Figure 5: This is the type employed on the New York State Game 

 Farm and it is probably better adapted to the beginner and the small 

 breeder than any other. It is also most successfully employed in opera- 

 tions conducted on a large scale. In this type the nesting box and the 

 coop in which the young pheasants resulting from the hatch are reared are 

 combined. The coop is 2 feet square, 19J/2 inches high in front, sloping to 

 12 inches at the rear. The top is removable, the front slatted and pro- 

 vided also with a board 1x2 feet, which serves as a door and, later, in the 

 rearing field, to shade the enamelware pan in which water for the young 

 birds is placed. 



LUMBER, FOR ROGERS' COOP. The lumber this coop calls for is: 



White pine or spruce 1 board % in. x 12 in. x 10 ft. 



White pine or spruce 1 board % in. x 10 in. x 8 ft. 

 (tongue and groove) 



The actual cut of the lumber for the coop follows: 



2 Bottom boards, rear and 2 sides 1 x 2 ft. 



2 Top boards which complete the enclosure of the 2 sides. They are 

 triangular in shape, measuring 9J/2 in. in front x 25^ in. on top x 24 

 in. along the bottom. These boards support the roof and their cut gives it 

 a decided slant. 



1 Top board, front, 10 in. x 2 ft. This has a 1-inch hole bored in the 

 center affording entrance for the point of the bellows used in treating birds 

 affected with gapes. (See chapter on Disease and Its Prevention.) A but- 

 ton is attached to the center of this board along its lower edge to secure 

 the door, which is placed immediately below it. 



4 Slats, 3 x 16 inches, placed equidistant across the front of the coop. 

 The slat farthest removed from the nest is nailed loosely, so that it may 

 be pulled aside and afford ingress to the hens when they have finished 

 feeding. 



1 Brace, 3j^ inches x 2 feet, nailed across the bottom of front of coop. 

 The lower ends of the slats are nailed to this. 



1 Door, 1x2 feet. This has a cleat attached at the center to facili- 

 tate handling. The door is not attached to the coop in any way but is 



