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POULTRY. 



and where the house is wheeled over "patch" ground, the soil Is 

 thus manured very profitably. The fowls in this way keep thriving 

 and laying better, and disease is far rarer than when they are con- 



Fig. 1349.— "Cold Mother." 



fined in narrow spaces. For some "a wire fence attachment would 

 be advantageous. To most farmers this kind of a house would be 

 beneficial on account of cleanliness and consequent health. 



Shelters. ■ 



Fig. 1349 shows a chicken coop for motherless chicks. It is 12 

 inches deep, 5$ inches front, and three inches at the back, and lined 



with a sheep- 

 -pelt. Tack 

 the pelt at the 

 ends, and let 

 it slightly sag 

 in the middle. 

 If it is placed 

 on a board 

 sprinkled with 

 an inch or two. 

 ofperfectly 

 dry sand, your 

 "cold mother" 

 i s complete. 

 Feed near the 

 mother at first, ■ 



or even closely confine the chicks so that they will learn to know 

 it. They will thrive well in it; 



Fig. 1350 shows the " warm mother," holding a hot-water tank 

 heated to 80° or 85°. It is placed in the open air in the sunshine. 

 If it be separated into compartments, to prevent over-crowding, 

 chicks just from the shell can, with a little watching, be success- 



Fjg. 1850.—" Warm Mother." 



