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board, cross cut, forms part of the two sides, and 

 there is no waste. 



The runs or inclosures (C, Fig. 3) are one nin. 

 board deep, 2ft. Sin. long, and 2ft. wide inside, so as 

 to clip the sides of the coop. Just within the top of 

 this run fits a frame (B), made of strips 2ft. 6in. long, 

 or 2in. shorter than the run, and having cross strips 

 iin. thick and 3in. wide; to this lin. mesh galvanised 

 netting is fastened with fin. staples. The frame is 

 supported by falling on strips, which help to keep the 

 run together, and, when in its place, is flush with the 

 top ; no cat can scratch it out. Fig. 3 will show all 

 this plainly. The material is fin. thick, and should 

 be really sound, good stuff. The coops cost about 

 ys. 6d. each to make, and, with a coat of paint each 

 spring, and scrubbing after use, will last for years. 

 To the front of each coop fasten a piece of netting, 

 similar to that on the runs, placing the selvedge down- 

 wards. A piece of netting, 2ft. wide, divided down 

 the middle, will suffice for two, and when the run is 

 closed at night it will be perfectly vermin-proof. All 

 the coops and inclosures being uniform, much trouble 

 is saved. The door in the roof is better than the 

 old - fashioned sliding bar in front. Put a screw top 

 and bottom into one of the bars ; this will enable 

 you readily to remove the bar if you wish to set a 

 hen in the coop. To shut her off, drop down one of 

 the boards that go under the coop (described below). 



To each coop there are two bottom boards, thus 

 keeping the hen dry. One of the boards is placed 



