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joiner can make one to look nice, or there are plenty sold 

 both at low and high prices. We like those best that have 

 floors separate to facilitate cleaning, and nailed on to two 

 pieces of scantling, the floor fitting inside the coop, and the 

 two sides of the latter resting upon the scantling, for by this 

 means all chance of the wet getting in is obviated. Fig. 10 

 is a capital example of one of these. If the coops cannot 

 be put very wide apart, it is better to use wire runs, as these 

 prevent the chicks wandering away and getting mixed with 

 other broods. In fact, it is always better to use a run for 



Fig. 10.— Chicken Coop. 



the first week, if the coop is outside, moving it to fresh ground 

 every day, but after then, if there is plenty of ground, the 

 run can be dispensed with, and the hen allowed to be out 

 also, at least for a few hours in the day. 



The growing stage in the life of young chickens, as 

 in children, is the time that very largely controls their 

 size and stamina, and therefore much depends upon 

 the method of treatment during such growth. Unless 

 there is a good supply of nutritious food, the strain upon 

 the system will not be provided for, and the chicken soon 



