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Fit;. 1 Showing hens in house. Note exit in the corner 

 and catching crate placed just outside. They walk into this un- 

 consciously, and this saves them from excitement and rough hand- 

 ling. As soon as the crate is filled the door is closed behind them. 



full, shut down the slide door on outside to prevent hens 

 returning to the house. 



Some readers may have long houses, holding five hun- 

 dred hens or more. In this case you will need a panel, run 

 diagonally across the house to a point near the opening, 

 where the hens go in and out of the house, as in Fig. l l /a- 

 This panel can be as long as required for the width of the 

 house and made in sections, if desired, and should be 6 feet 

 or more high. 



Fig. 2 shows hens in the coop. When there are enough 

 in, we shut down the slide door and proceed as in Fig. 3. 



Fig. 3. Note the slide door on top of the crate. We 

 open this just enough to admit our arm while we grasp the 

 hen firmly by both legs, so she can't twist around and injure 

 herself. A slide door is better than a hinged door, as you 



