2 THE PRACTICAL POULTRY KEEPER. 



and the roof over all should project a little in front and ha\ 

 a gutter. A house four feet square would really do for ha 

 a dozen ; but this would hardly give enough shelter-dept 

 to the shed, which will be far better six feet to the bad 

 hence a small house may part off four feet wide from sue 

 a shed. A long shed may already exist, and if so, will d 

 excellently if in repair ; otherwise comes the question < 



Shed. 



House. 



Open Run. 



Fig. j. 



building the whole affair, which ought to be within th 

 power of an average man, if he so desires. 



If there is a back wall the matter will be simplifiec 

 Timber and planks are 12 feet long, so if the front of she 

 and house be a little less than six feet, or the shed the 

 depth, the wood will cut up well. Quartering (2 x 3) shoul 

 be used for frame and uprights, and not less than |-inch fc 

 the boards. The back uprights should be clinched to th 

 wall by staynails or holdfasts, and a horizontal piece of sam 

 section similarly fastened to the wall to support the back c 

 the roof. The bottoms of all the uprights can be tarred an 

 sunk in the ground ; but it is better to lay horizontal sills c 



