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be rounded, two inclies apart; in the middle a 

 fiat spar, which, when taken out, permits the 

 egress of the hen. 



If wooden floors and shutters are wished, they 

 should be made to slide, and more than one for 

 each coop will be requisite; (mine are washed, 

 and put up to dry every second day) ; hence the 

 necessity for duplicates. 



Fig. 14. 



Coop, fig. 14, is a mere frame of wire, which 

 is employed to secure a refractory hen, while 

 her proper abode is being cleaned, or as a safe- 



