310 The Farmstead 



section, which has a tight floor, and roosts and 

 suitable wooden and screen doors. A brood of 

 chicks in such a coop would form superior 

 facilities for nature -study work. 



When poultry-raising is carried on on a large 

 scale, the movable coops might be built 12x6 

 or 16x8 feet (Fig. 124), the latter the largest 

 size which is easily movable without the aid of 

 . a horse. The corners of 

 the sills should be mitered 

 and held together by trian- 

 gular pieces (Fig. 125). 



Fig. 125. These coops will be found 



Bracing the corners -^^ 



of the frame. to bc entirely satisfactory 

 when used in a pasture or 

 grass paddock near the 

 chicken house. While ex- 

 perimenting with them, it was found that the 

 birds did better when as many as thirty or more 

 chicks were assigned to each large coop than 

 when kept in the large, grassless runs. 



The following bill of particulars may be of 

 assistance in the construction of a lawn chicken- 

 coop: 



Sills 1x4 inches. 



Posts 2x2 inches, 20 inches long. 

 Braces 1x1 inch. 

 Plates 1x2 inches. 

 The covered part of the coop is made of 



