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should be made so as to enable the chicks to pass freely in and 

 out, to give the hens dry and comfortable shelter, and to 

 protect the chicks at night from rats and other vermin. 



Fig. 212. Shelter coops. Photograph by courtesy the Poultry Herald. 



Fig. 213. An A-shaped shelter coop. Photograph by courtesy Ohio State 

 University College of Agriculture. 



