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which you can slide sideways with your foot, fitting 

 this very loose. 



Now put in your roosts. First, nail a strip up 

 and down seven feet from back end. Put a 2x4 block 

 on plank to keep this strip out so window will slide in 

 between. Now nail a seven foot strip from end of 

 house to your short strip,, sixteen inches below top of 

 plate. Do this on both sides and on these boards lay 

 your roosts, 2x3 ten feet long. About five of these 

 gives sixty hens plenty of room. You can either notch 

 your board one half inch to lay them in, or let them 

 lay loose on yovir board. Do not nail them. 



Now put in your wire netting partition in cen- 

 ter of house, a door of wire netting. 



Put in your feed hoppers and nests, and your 

 house is practically complete. 



