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himself without permanent accommodations sufficient to 

 shelter his entire flock, and is obliged to keep the younger 

 ones in coops until he can so reduce his stock that all may 

 be placed in winter quarters. 



The open front coops that are desirable in the fall will 

 not be suitable for use in November in the northern states 

 and Canada. But they can be made suitable by providing 

 each with a temporary front of boards, in which there is 

 a window and a door. Some breeders have colony coops 

 built for this purpose which are, in effect, little houses. 

 They are tightly built and have doors for attendant and 

 fowls, and windows capable of being adjusted for venti- 

 lating purposes. One of these coops, three feet wide and 

 six long, equipped with roosts, will accommodate twenty 

 young pullets so long as the weather will permit them to 

 be out half of the time. A dozen may be kept in such a 

 coop well into winter, if necessity compels it, wthout 

 experiencing much hardship. 



These coops are very useful in the spring as quarters 

 for hens with early broods of chicks for which small coops 

 would not be sufficient protection. 



Ask a novice in the business of producing market eggs, 

 how a flock should be handled to produce the greatest num- 

 ber in the most profitable season and he will at once think 

 of feeding as the only important feature in the production 

 of this' well paying commodity. While there can be no suc- 

 cess without proper feeding, it is equally true that, how- 

 ever well-fed a flock may be, it will not produce eggs in pay- 

 ing quantities in the season of high prices unless condi- 

 tions are reasonably favorable. The environment and gen- 

 eral care also have considerable bearing upon the amount 

 of food consumed and therefore affect the profits at two 

 points. Exercise, fresh air, cleanliness, all contribute to 

 the poultryman's success in this work. 



Warm Versus Cold Houses. 



It is seldom that anyone advises the use of artificial heat 

 in poultry houses, but some poultrymen strive to build 

 houses which the cold will riot penetrate, by building double 

 walls, some solid and some with packing between, by using 

 double windows, and by stopping every crack and crevice. 



