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the hinge on the inside, the hen cannot push it out. The house 

 is provided with a hinged door on one side. The side door is 

 kept fastened with a hook and eye. The top is held down with 

 a hook and eye on each side, so that the wind cannot blow it off. 



Fig. 29. The combination sitting and brooding coop. A, the open 

 door ; B, the top ; C, the extension run. The figures give the dimensions 

 of the various parts. 



195. Notes on Construction. The roof is of a shed-like struc- 

 ture and so made that two-inch by two-inch framing material 

 fits over the top of the building like a hood. The bottom may 

 be made removable and of eight-inch board. This renders it 

 possible to use tWe coop in cold weather; and in summer time, 

 if rats do not interfere, it can be removed and the chicks allowed 

 to roost on the ground. The framing material of the coop is 

 two-inch by two-inch. Notches are cut out of the floor to fit 

 tightly around the framing. To keep rats out of the coop, make. 



