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easily get the food, are to be used only for mash. Grain 

 should be thrown into the litter, so that the birds will get 

 some exercise in scratching for it. The drinking vessels 

 should be such as to insure an abundant supply of fresh 

 water to the fowls all the time. They should be of a kind 

 that is easily cleaned, and should be up off the floor, so that 

 litter cannot be scratched into them. Every care should be 



Fig. 41. — Outdoor feed hopper. 



taken to keep both feed and water clean and free from dis- 



Special coops should be provided for the hens that be- 

 come broody (Fig. 42). These coops should be raised off 

 the ground, and should have a floor made of slats about two 

 inches apart, to insure a circulation of air under the hens. 

 If the hens are kept cool in this manuer, they will be 



