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each side or driving in two stakes. A few stakes in 

 front, three inches apart, serve to confine the hen. 



FIG. 61 UTILIZING OLD BARRELS FOR COOPS 



Egg crates provide shade for the young chickens and 

 at night are placed in front of the coop to keep out 

 skunks, etc. 



A front board for snaae ana protection is shown 

 in Figure 62. This is hinged over the slatted front and 

 can be adjusted at any 

 angle to keep out sun 

 or rain and closed at 

 night. An open panel 

 at the top covered with 

 wire netting provides 

 ventilation. 



A coop for two 

 broods is shown in Fig- 

 ure 6^. This has a 

 movable bottom d, and 

 a partition c, which goes 





FIG. 62 SHADE BOARD 



