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MAKING POULTRY PAY 



in the middle and separates the hens. This partition 

 can be made solid if desired. Such a coop is useful 

 only where hens are congenial and do not kill each 

 other's cHicks. The front panel b, which allows the 

 chicks to run in and out, is replaced at night with the 

 panel a, covered with fine wire netting. 



CARE OF NEWLY HATCHED CHICKS 



When the chicks are twenty-four hours old they 

 are ready to take off. Dust hen with some insecticide 



FIG. 63 — COOP FOR TWO BROODS 



and rub a bit of lard upon head of each chick. 

 Remove hen and the chicks to a clean coop, with board 

 floor covered with dry sand. No matter what kind of 

 a coop, from a barrel laid down to the most improved 

 patented article, is used, see that it is clean and the 

 bottom covered with fine sand, or if the weather be 

 really cold, with oat chaff or short fine hay. The last 

 thing which the chick does before, breaking the shell is 



