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by cleats, and acts as a hinge. The pieces, D, are secured 
to it, and the roosts, B, to them. At A isa ring bolt, 
and overhead a hook. When the house is to be cleaned 
out, the roosts are raised and hooked up, and are six feet 
nigh, so there is no trouble in working under them. The 
door, Z, is 6x3 feet. In each wing there are two rows 
of nests, each nest 18x18x12 inches, 12 in arow, 24in each 
wing, and 48 in all; the bottom of the lower row is two 
. feet from the ground, and under it are five coops on each 
' side, in each wing, twenty ix all, (18x18x20 inches). 
These are closed inside with slats, and each one is inde- 
Fig. 7.—END ELEVATION. Fig. 8.—srEction. 
pendent, and entered from the outside, as shown in fig- 
ures 6 and %. The entrances to the nest-rooms are in the 
doors, as in figure 7, Figure 8 is an inside view of one 
of the wings, showing the interior arrangement of one 
side. The two windows in front, one in each Wing, three 
doors, and twenty-three entrances for the fowls, will give 
sufficient ventilation, but if more is needed, small doors 
or windows, 18x18 inches, can be put above the plates, in 
the ends of the center building. The cupola is not nec- 
essary, but it allows the foul air to escape ; it costs about 
a day’s work for a handy man, and is built of scraps, 
The roof need not, of necessity. be shingled, 
