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hinged at the bottom, which may be seen open in 

 the picture, each just outside its roosting platform. 

 In windy or rainy weather these doors are closed, 

 thus affording ample protection. In warm weather 

 they are down, as in the picture, providing abundant 

 ventilation. 



THE TARRED-PAPER HOUSE 



A very cheap portable coop or house consists of 

 a frame of light material — 1 x 2 inches answers very 

 well — covered with tarred building paper. When 

 tarred paper is used for the roof, the top should be 

 covered quite closely with boards, for this paper 

 tears easily, and boards a foot apart on the sides 

 give a much better foundation for the paper than 

 the frame alone. 



A very cheap coop may be made of the above 

 frame, with roof of shakes or paper, and the sides 

 and back covered with burlap sacks. 



Fig. 18 shows a portable coop of novel design 

 which was seen in a back yard in Riverside. 



