64 EGGS AND POULTRY 
- HEN BROODER COOP 
Perhaps you will want to use the hen to 
hatch some chicks, allowing her to brood 
them. In this case the little house shown 
herewith will be found the best possible 
style. It is two feet long, 18 inches wide, 
20 inches high in front, and 16 inches high in 
the rear, with a 12 inch overhang roof 
all the way round. 
It is made in two 
parts as shown, the 
lower part oftwelve 
inch boards, sides 
and rear, and the 
upper part 8 inches 
in front and 4 inch- 
es rear, the side 
Hen Brooder Coop, wire door Pieces being ripped 
in place for night; also show- z 1 
ing how coop is split in two from one 12 inch 
to facilitate cleaning. board with one rip- 
ping. The top is 
exactly the same size in length and width as 
the bottom upon which it fits, held in place 
by four little posts projecting up 3 inches 
from the bottom to which they are screwed. 
The advantage of this arrangement is that 
the house can be cleaned easily, simply by 
removing the top. 
