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Do not place any coops within ten yards of a 

 hedge. A hedge is a refuge for any ground vermin 

 that may chance to survive in the field. 



MOVING THE HENS AND CHICKS TO THE 

 REARING FIELD 



This is our next business. If the eggs were 

 hatched in coops, pack the chicks in a small, deep 

 basket, lined with thick dry flannel, just previously 

 heated before a fire if possible. There should be 



FIG. 18. Hex FUR ATTACHING TO A Coop. 



The ends where they meet are secured by cord, and the stick (A) keeps the 

 boards tightly apart when wedged between them after the run is in position, 

 as in fig. 19. ' By loosening the cords a little, an opening is formed for the 

 chicks to pass in and out to the hen if this is desired. 



sufficient flannel, besides what lines the bottom and 

 sides of the basket, to lap completely over the young 

 birds in the form of a lid, else they may catch cold in 

 transit. As soon as the chicks are snug in the basket, 

 direct your assistant to tether out their hen, and 

 whilst she is picking up the corn given her, to carry 

 the coop to its position in the rearing field. After 



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