POUL TRY-CRAFT. 54 
In Fig. 44 is shown a cheap and convenient box coop with ‘“ knock-down” 
coop-pen. This coop is 22 x 24 in.— outside measure,—on the ground; 24 in. 
high in front, and 16 in. high in rear. When made of these dimensions and 
of 10-in. boards the waste of material amounts to almost nothing. In the coop 
illustrated the standard of the door moves ina slot cut in the roof. The roof 
is nailed fast. The coop is cleaned by tipping the dirt to the back, then to 
corner opposite the door, then out through the door, the hen being meantime 
confined to the pen by a screen of lath placed across the end left open by the 
tipping back of the coop. Complete ventilation is insured by boring large 
auger holes in the door and in the upper part of the front; or, a crack an inch 
Fig. 45. Cat and Hawk Proof Coops. (By courtesy of “A Few Hxns.”) 
wide may be left clear across the front. For spring and summer use it is 
better to leave the joints, between boards on the sides, uncovered. The 
joints in the roof should be covered with strips of lath or batten. The slide 
door can be placed outside if desired. Coops of this style are often made 
with hinged roofs, sometimes with only a part of the roof, or the lower half of 
the back on hinges to allow the coop being cleaned without being moved. A 
point to be always observed in making a coop of this kind is: if the roof is 
nailed fast, the door must be next a corner, to facilitate cleaning. The coop 
pen shown in the figure is 4 ft. long, 2 ft. high, 2 {t. wide between the side 
rails. The top and bottom rails are of 1-in stuff 2 in. wide. The sides and 
end are made separate; then the end is nailed to the sides, cross braces of lath 
