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The Essentials of Poultry Raising 



a frame of one-inch by four-inch material and tack on the front 

 of this one-half-inch sand screen or netting. This is placed in 

 front of the coop at night. Three eight-inch boards, one cut to 

 an angle, make the side. Hinge the middle board to the bottom 

 one and use a hook and eye to fasten it to the top board. 



196. The Extension Run. The extension run is the length of 

 a plaster lath. The framing material is of two-inch by two-inch 



Fig. 30. The sitting and brooding coop. 1, the left, showing angle 

 to cut board; 2, the side door open; 3, the top; 4, the front slats; 5, the 

 removable bottom ; 6, the hinged removable slat. Dimensions of the 

 various parts are given. 



planking. The framing pieces are cut eighteen inches long and 

 nailed together with 20d. spikes. There are three frames, con- 

 sisting of four pieces each, one arranged at each end and one 

 in the middle of the run. The slats are placed four inches apart, 

 with a five-inch space at the bottom for the chicks to pass out 

 and in. One of the top slats is removable. This allows feed- 

 ing and watering from the top of the run. 



