CARE OF CHICKS—COOPS FOR THEM. 59 
Very good chicken-coops may be made of old fiour or 
fruit barrels. One way in which they may be made is 
by removing the hoops from one end, and putting them 
inside, in such a manner that the staves are forced apart 
on one side, asshown in Fig. 39. The barrel is set on the 
ground, with the open staves downward. On the other 
side of the barrel the staves should be kept close to- 
gether, as a protection against the weather and vermin. 
Another way is to cut off the end of each alternate 
Fig. 41.—rEEDING-PEN FOR CHICKS. 
stave, in lines, about three inches from each other. The 
halves of the barrels then taken apart, and set bottom 
upwards, make very good coops, as shown in Fig. 40. If 
a piece of leather is fastened upon the top of one of 
these coops, so as to form a handle, it may be lifted and 
moved to fresh ground very readily. Young chicks, that 
are permitted to range with the large fowls, may be fed 
without interference by the others, in an inclosure 
which may be made as shown in Fig. 41. Common 
laths are sawn into proper lengths and nailed toa 
frame, three inches space being left for the chicks to go 
