CHAPTER XV 



CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMBINATION SITTING 

 AND BROODING COOP 



Note to Teacher : Have students make a combination sitting and 

 brooding coop and paint it, ready for use. 



190. Natural Incubation. By natural incubation is meant 

 hatching chicks with the hen. 



191. Natural Brooding. By natural brooding is meant brood- 

 ing or rearing chicks with the hen. 



192. What the Combination Sitting and Brooding Coop Is. 

 The combination sitting and brooding coop is a small coop 

 with an extension run. The hen is set and, after hatching, is 

 housed in the coop and allowed to run out into the extension 

 run. The hen is confined to the run and the chicks are allowed 

 to roam at large for grass, bugs, and insects. 



193. List of Material for One Combination Sitting and Brood- 

 ing Coop: 



1 bunch of plaster lath. 



2 boards, 1 inch by 8 inches by 12 feet (for bottom, sides, and back).' 

 6 pieces, 2 inches by 2 inches by 12 feet (for framing for run and 



bouse). 



1 piece of rubberoid, 3% feet square. 



3 hinges 4 inches long (two for side door and one for front lattice 

 strip). 



3 four-inch hooks and eyes (for top and side door). 



194. Dimensions of House. The floor is two feet square. The 

 back is eighteen inches high. .The front is two feet high. The 

 floor is provided with boards where rats are troublesome. The* 

 roof is made to overreach four inches on all sides. The roof is 

 covered with rubberoid. The front is slatted, allowing spaces 

 for chicks to pass out. One slat is hinged in the center, as is 

 shown in Fig. 30, No. 6. If this slat is placed in position, with 



